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CATALONIA · LIMESTONE

Margalef climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp19°C
Wind18 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity81.9%
Rain 48h0.1mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity82%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — 0.1mm — — null%
18:00 19° dry 18 — 81.9%
19:00 19° dry 17 — 84.8%
20:00 19° dry 14 — 87.7%
21:00 18° dry 12 — 92%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain6mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
6.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0.1mm 8 — 95.6%
07:00 18° dry 10 — 91.9%
08:00 20° dry 9 — 77.9%
09:00 22° 0.5mm 13 — 61%
10:00 21° 1mm 14 — 69.6%
11:00 21° 3mm 16 — 79.5%
12:00 20° 0.4mm 17 — 91.1%
13:00 22° 0.4mm 17 — 76.8%
14:00 22° 0.1mm 17 — 71.2%
15:00 22° 0.3mm 17 — 70.6%
16:00 21° dry 18 — 77.7%
17:00 20° dry 17 — 81.8%
18:00 19° dry 15 — 90.9%
19:00 19° dry 17 — 94.3%
20:00 19° dry 16 — 94.5%
21:00 19° dry 16 — 94.7%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Caution
Temp24°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
Drying — 21h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0.1mm 7 — 91.8%
07:00 19° 0.1mm 7 — 90.5%
08:00 19° dry 8 — 91.9%
09:00 21° dry 8 — 82.5%
10:00 22° dry 8 — 75.6%
11:00 22° dry 8 — 75.2%
12:00 24° dry 8 — 66.3%
13:00 25° dry 8 — 56%
14:00 26° dry 9 — 50.7%
15:00 25° dry 11 — 54.1%
16:00 24° dry 11 — 63.3%
17:00 23° dry 12 — 72.1%
18:00 21° dry 10 — 83.5%
19:00 20° dry 10 — 88.3%
20:00 20° dry 11 — 82.9%
21:00 19° dry 9 — 76.7%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp26°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° dry 3 — 63.9%
12:00 26° 0.3mm 5 — 55.1%
18:00 19° 0.3mm 11 — 89.3%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp24°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity58%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.1mm 6 — 96.6%
12:00 24° 0.5mm 8 — 57.5%
18:00 18° dry 6 — 90.2%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 3 — 94.5%
12:00 23° 0.1mm 7 — 63.3%
18:00 19° dry 10 — 86.2%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp25°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity52%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 5 — 91.2%
12:00 25° dry 9 — 52%
18:00 19° dry 8 — 90%
Mon Monday 5 October
Poor
Temp24°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity57%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 2 — 86.1%
12:00 24° 0.3mm 8 — 57.3%
18:00 18° dry 8 — 93.5%

About Margalef

Steep pockety conglomerate (modelled as limestone — the local geology is conglomerate over a limestone matrix) in canyons north of Tarragona. Easter pilgrimage venue for British 7a/7b climbers. Coarse rock drains quickly and most sectors face south or west. The deeper canyon sectors (Racó de la Finestra, Laboratori) are noticeably slower to dry than the open Espadelles walls.

Region
Catalonia
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
450m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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