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Near Sesimbra Velha. Photo: Fespenica, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sesimbra Velha

Climbing area · Portugal

Is it worth the trip?

68Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Rock dry, Rock about 17 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 14 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
13°C
Air
18°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
17°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 71 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
18°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 255, fair
  2. Tue 378, good
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 578, good
  5. Fri 614, poor
  6. Sat 775, good
  7. Sun 871, good
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 26 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Limestonethe rock
  • Sport and tradstyles
  • Best in May6 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 Sesimbra Velha
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*55, fairDry?20°C19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov78, goodDry19°C18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, goodDry17°C17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, goodDry17°C16°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov14, poorWet13°C18°C1.5 mm
Sat 7Nov75, goodDry17°C19°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov71, goodWet18°C19°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poorWet19°C20°C22.5 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet19°C18°C8.1 mm
Wed 11Nov0, poorWet20°C17°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.

Town

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Photos of Sesimbra Velha

Up on the rocks
Near Sesimbra Velha. Photo: João Trindade from Almada, Portugal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sesimbra Velha

26 crags mapped. Sport and trad. Limestone. Good all year. The nearest town to stay in is Sesimbra.

  • Crags 26 crags mapped.
  • Styles Sport and trad.
  • Rock Limestone.

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: Sesimbra

Closest

Sesimbra

about 5 min by car · 32 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 32 places to stay in Sesimbra · Booking.com

About Sesimbra its beds, food and every spot near it

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 13h 30m

About 13h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 1h by road

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