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VERDON GORGE · LIMESTONE

Verdon — L'Escalès climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind6 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity73.8%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 14° dry 6 — 73.8%
19:00 13° dry 7 — 78.3%
20:00 12° dry 7 — 84.3%
21:00 12° dry 8 — 88.5%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity38%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 13 — 89%
07:00 13° dry 14 — 70.4%
08:00 17° dry 17 — 52.8%
09:00 19° dry 19 — 38.7%
10:00 20° dry 19 — 34.5%
11:00 21° dry 20 — 35.3%
12:00 21° dry 20 — 35%
13:00 21° dry 21 — 35.1%
14:00 20° dry 20 — 37.1%
15:00 20° dry 19 — 41%
16:00 18° dry 16 — 47.9%
17:00 16° dry 12 — 57.2%
18:00 14° dry 10 — 67.6%
19:00 13° dry 10 — 69.2%
20:00 13° dry 12 — 67.5%
21:00 13° dry 13 — 67.1%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 13 — 67.2%
07:00 14° dry 14 — 62.8%
08:00 16° dry 19 — 51%
09:00 17° dry 20 — 48.8%
10:00 18° dry 21 — 46%
11:00 18° dry 21 — 46.4%
12:00 18° dry 20 — 45.7%
13:00 19° dry 19 — 44.8%
14:00 18° dry 19 — 46.3%
15:00 18° dry 18 — 49.4%
16:00 17° dry 14 — 54.5%
17:00 16° dry 11 — 64.5%
18:00 14° dry 9 — 74.1%
19:00 14° 0.1mm 7 — 78%
20:00 14° 0.2mm 9 — 83.4%
21:00 13° 0.3mm 9 — 86.7%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 8 — 91.3%
12:00 17° 0.1mm 10 — 60.3%
18:00 13° dry 1 — 88.6%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity46%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 4 — 95.1%
12:00 20° dry 9 — 45.6%
18:00 15° dry 3 — 75.2%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity44%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 4 — 93.2%
12:00 20° dry 9 — 43.7%
18:00 14° dry 4 — 67.6%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity45%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 2 — 90.6%
12:00 20° 0.3mm 11 — 45%
18:00 14° dry 2 — 97.1%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity53%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 5 — 97.9%
12:00 19° 0.2mm 9 — 52.5%
18:00 13° dry 2 — 78.5%

About Verdon — L'Escalès

The heart of Verdon multi-pitch — south to south-east facing main wall with 300m+ classics like La Demande. Common strategy is to start at 3pm and climb into the shade until dark. Lower pitches near the gorge floor can stay damp after wet winters (seepage set to medium). Stunning, committing climbing — bring head torches.

Region
Verdon Gorge
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
700m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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