Climbing Forecast Acadia Otter Cliffs

ACADIA · GRANITE

Otter Cliffs climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp65°F
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity77.3%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity69%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
07:00 65° dry 9 77.3%
08:00 65° dry 6 79.9%
09:00 64° dry 8 81.2%
10:00 64° dry 9 81.1%
11:00 64° dry 9 80.4%
12:00 66° dry 11 75.9%
13:00 69° dry 10 68.5%
14:00 71° dry 7 59.4%
15:00 72° dry 6 56.9%
16:00 72° dry 9 57.6%
17:00 70° dry 11 70.1%
18:00 68° dry 11 70.1%
19:00 68° dry 10 69.2%
20:00 69° dry 7 69.6%
21:00 68° dry 6 70.3%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind15 mph
Gusts
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° dry 7 78.7%
07:00 63° dry 11 80.1%
08:00 63° dry 10 79%
09:00 63° dry 12 75.7%
10:00 63° dry 14 74.9%
11:00 64° dry 16 74.1%
12:00 65° dry 15 70%
13:00 67° dry 15 67.6%
14:00 67° dry 15 69.4%
15:00 68° dry 15 72.2%
16:00 68° dry 15 74%
17:00 67° dry 14 75.7%
18:00 66° dry 13 79.6%
19:00 68° dry 13 78%
20:00 68° dry 14 77.7%
21:00 67° dry 14 77.3%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind12 mph
Gusts
Humidity99%
6.2mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 62° 0.01 in 15 98.3%
07:00 62° 0.02 in 13 99.4%
08:00 62° dry 13 99.6%
09:00 62° dry 12 99.6%
10:00 62° 0.01 in 11 99.6%
11:00 62° 0.00 in 12 99.8%
12:00 63° dry 12 99.8%
13:00 64° 0.01 in 12 99.4%
14:00 65° 0.02 in 11 99.3%
15:00 65° 0.01 in 12 99.1%
16:00 66° 0.02 in 12 97.8%
17:00 65° 0.04 in 12 98.7%
18:00 65° 0.02 in 14 98.7%
19:00 64° 0.01 in 15 98.7%
20:00 64° 0.00 in 14 99.4%
21:00 64° dry 13 99.6%
Mon Monday 24 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind9 mph
Gusts
Humidity100%
Drying — 18h since rainHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° dry 11 99.6%
12:00 65° dry 9 99.6%
18:00 68° dry 8 93.2%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts
Humidity83%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° dry 8 91.6%
12:00 64° dry 9 82.6%
18:00 67° dry 13 73.5%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 9 80.6%
12:00 65° dry 9 78.2%
18:00 69° dry 13 70.1%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity76%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 62° dry 4 90.3%
12:00 66° dry 3 76.4%
18:00 71° dry 6 62%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.07 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts
Humidity99%
1.9mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° 0.05 in 7 91.1%
12:00 64° 0.02 in 11 99.4%
18:00 68° dry 8 94.2%

About Otter Cliffs

Otter Cliffs is Acadia National Park's flagship sea-cliff crag — a 100-foot east-facing Cadillac Mountain Granite wall dropping straight into the Atlantic on Mount Desert Island's Ocean Drive. The pink coarse-grained granite is superb and the routes are rappel-in classics: Mountain Project's top ticks are The Great Chimney (5.5), The Flake (5.7), A Dare by the Sea (5.10b/c), Peak Performance (5.10a/b), and Guillotine (5.10a/b). East aspect and open Atlantic exposure keep the wall breezy and cool, but sea spray and tidal wash keep the base wet and "ropes will get soaked" per Mountain Project — treat seepage as medium not low. Acadia National Park entry pass required ($35/vehicle, $20/person, $30/motorcycle for 7 days as of 2026; park is cashless). The 2026 peregrine falcon closures at Acadia cover the Precipice, Jordan Cliffs, Valley Cove, and Penobscot East trails — Otter Cliffs is NOT closed. June through October is the practical season.

Region
Acadia
Rock type
granite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
39 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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