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Castelo de Penha Garcia (muralha)
Penha Garcia, the nearest town. Photo: Eduarda7, CC BY-SA 2.5 pt, Wikimedia Commons

Cabeça do Nico

Climbing area · Portugal

Is it worth the trip?

87Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
17°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
16°C
Air
16°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 9 h
Rock temp
17°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 288, good
  3. Tue 387, good
  4. Wed 490, good
  5. Thu 588, good
  6. Fri 690, good
  7. Sat 789, good
  8. Sun 860, good
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 6 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Other rockthe rock
  • Sport and tradstyles
  • Best Jan–Mar5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Cabeça do Nico
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*69, goodDry?20°C22°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov88, goodDry16°C20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov87, goodDry16°C18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov90, goodDry14°C16°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov88, goodDry16°C17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, goodDry17°C18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov89, goodWet16°C16°C2.1 mm
Sun 8Nov60, goodWetdry in 9 h17°C17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poorWet16°C17°C19.2 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet17°C18°C6 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cabeça do Nico

6 crags mapped. Sport and trad. Other rock. Best from Nov to May. The nearest town to stay in is Penha Garcia.

  • Crags 6 crags mapped.
  • Styles Sport and trad.
  • Rock Other rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$2,000 each

about US$1,050–US$2,000 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$938
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$201–US$375
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$87–US$161
Totalabout US$1,050–US$2,000

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Penha Garcia

Closest

Penha Garcia

1 min by car

about US$80/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Penha Garcia · Booking.com

About Penha Garcia its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Penha Garcia, 0 km. We have not checked places to stay in Penha Garcia yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Coria, 41 km away (about 1h 15m by car). Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 50m

About 16h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 4h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.