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Tempe AZ Skyline August 2023
Tempe, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Siphonophora, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Hobo House

Climbing area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
19°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 24 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 15 h
Rock temp
26°C
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 75 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 75 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 69 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
22°C
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
23°C
Air
24°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 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 324, poor
  4. Wed 475, good
  5. Thu 575, good
  6. Fri 675, good
  7. Sat 769, good
  8. Sun 870, good
  9. Mon 971, good
  10. Tue 1067, good

The spot in one fact

  • 2 cragsmapped within 5 km

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 Hobo House
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov0, poorWet20°C20°C27.9 mm
Mon 2Nov0, poorWet19°C20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov24, poorWetdry in 15 h26°C23°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, goodDry18°C22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov75, goodDry18°C23°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov75, goodDry14°C24°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov69, goodDry22°C23°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov70, goodDry23°C24°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov71, goodDry20°C25°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov67, goodDry24°C26°C0 mm

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.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hobo House

2 crags mapped. Best from Nov to Apr. The nearest town to stay in is Tempe.

  • Crags 2 crags 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$1,070–US$1,980 each

about US$1,070–US$1,980 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PHX, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$221–US$462
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,070–US$1,980

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

Where to stay: Tempe

Closest

Tempe

3 min by car · 46 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 46 places to stay in Tempe · Booking.com

About Tempe its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 5h 55m

About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PHX, direct, then 25 min by road

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