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Ardal, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Grønvik

Climbing area · Norway

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Rock dry, Rock about 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
12°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
11°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
10°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 65 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
5°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 74 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
5°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 89 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
9°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 80 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
7°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 383, good
  2. Wed 482, good
  3. Thu 581, good
  4. Fri 686, good
  5. Sat 765, good
  6. Sun 874, good
  7. Mon 989, good
  8. Tue 1080, good
  9. Wed 1180, good

The spot in two facts

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km
  • Best in May4 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 Grønvik
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Tue 3Nov*83, goodDry?11°C9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, goodDry12°C8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, goodDry11°C7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov86, goodDry10°C6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov65, goodDry5°C5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov74, goodDry5°C5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov89, goodDry9°C7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, goodDry7°C7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, goodDry7°C7°C0 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 Grønvik

1 crag mapped. Best in May. The nearest town to stay in is Ardal.

  • Crags 1 crag mapped.
  • Rock No source states the 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$1,470–US$2,740 each

about US$1,470–US$2,740 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SVG, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$443–US$926
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$148
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$396–US$658
Food7 days eating outabout US$382–US$711
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$161–US$295
Totalabout US$1,470–US$2,740

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

Where to stay: Ardal

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Closest

Ardal

about 15 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$148/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Ardal · Booking.com

About Ardal its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Ardal, 9 km. We have not checked places to stay in Ardal yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Stavanger, 26 km away (about 50 min by car). Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$148 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h

About 18h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SVG, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h by road

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