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DEVON — DARTMOOR · GRANITE

Sharpitor climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind10 km/h
Gusts15 km/h
Humidity84.5%
Rain 48h3mm
Last rain32h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts15 km/h
Humidity85%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 11° dry 10 — 84.5%
19:00 10° dry 13 — 81.9%
20:00 11° dry 16 — 73.4%
21:00 11° dry 18 — 79.4%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain17mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
16.8mm rain forecastHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 20 — 99.2%
07:00 15° dry 24 — 98.9%
08:00 16° dry 26 — 98.4%
09:00 16° dry 25 — 95.5%
10:00 16° dry 26 — 95.2%
11:00 17° 0.1mm 26 — 93.9%
12:00 18° 0.1mm 28 — 91.8%
13:00 18° dry 29 — 90.6%
14:00 18° dry 28 — 90.1%
15:00 19° dry 28 — 88.5%
16:00 19° dry 30 — 90.5%
17:00 19° 0.3mm 30 — 86.7%
18:00 18° 2mm 32 — 89.3%
19:00 17° 0.8mm 32 — 95.9%
20:00 17° 0.7mm 31 — 96.7%
21:00 17° 3mm 30 — 96.5%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain18mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
18.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.2mm 22 — 98.8%
07:00 14° 0.1mm 21 — 97.9%
08:00 15° dry 22 — 96.6%
09:00 16° dry 23 — 92.6%
10:00 16° 0.5mm 25 — 85.9%
11:00 16° dry 27 — 87.5%
12:00 17° 0.3mm 27 — 79.8%
13:00 15° 0.3mm 28 — 82.2%
14:00 16° 0.2mm 28 — 81%
15:00 16° 0.4mm 26 — 82.5%
16:00 14° 0.8mm 26 — 84.7%
17:00 13° 0.5mm 20 — 96.1%
18:00 12° 0.3mm 20 — 95%
19:00 12° 0.5mm 19 — 95.4%
20:00 12° 0.5mm 17 — 97.9%
21:00 11° 0.2mm 18 — 98.7%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 9 — 97.2%
12:00 15° 0.1mm 22 — 69.8%
18:00 13° dry 13 — 86.4%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 13 — 98.1%
12:00 16° dry 20 — 81.8%
18:00 12° dry 5 — 95.2%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 4 — 98.6%
12:00 18° dry 7 — 74.8%
18:00 14° dry 9 — 93.8%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 1 — 86.4%
12:00 16° dry 7 — 78.1%
18:00 13° dry 1 — 93.3%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 1 — 93.7%
12:00 16° dry 5 — 79.2%
18:00 13° dry 1 — 95.6%

About Sharpitor

Sharpitor is a distinctive granite tor perched high above Burrator Reservoir on southwestern Dartmoor, offering scenic bouldering and trad routes. The rock character features high-friction, coarse granite with sharp crimp edges, sloper mantels, and vertical crack lines. Facing multiple aspects across its summit tors, aspect varies, and open hill winds dry the stone almost immediately after rain. Route distribution includes short traditional climbs and bouldering problems from Moderate up to lower E-grades, led by Sharpitor Wall. The approach takes ten minutes up grassy hill tracks from the main car park off the B3212. Strong winds across the ridge are the main condition factor.

Region
Devon — Dartmoor
Rock type
Granite
Altitude
380m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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