Is it worth the trip?
71Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Rock dry, Rock about 19 °C
Tue 3 · 74 out of 100
- Rock
- Dry
- Rock temp
- 19°C
- Air
- 22°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 75 out of 100
- Rock
- Dry
- Rock temp
- 19°C
- Air
- 22°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 73 out of 100
- Rock
- Dry
- Rock temp
- 15°C
- Air
- 23°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 70 out of 100
- Rock
- Dry
- Rock temp
- 21°C
- Air
- 25°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Rock
- Dry
- Rock temp
- 20°C
- Air
- 26°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 71 out of 100
- Rock
- Dry
- Rock temp
- 22°C
- Air
- 25°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 59 out of 100
- Rock
- Dry
- Rock temp
- 23°C
- Air
- 25°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 266, good
- Tue 374, good
- Wed 475, good
- Thu 573, good
- Fri 670, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 871, good
- Mon 959, fair
- Tue 1070, good
- Wed 1113, poor
The spot in one fact
- 1 cragmapped within 5 km
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.
| Day | Score | Rock | Rock temp | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov* | 66, good | Wetdry in 3 h | 23°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 74, good | Dry | 19°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 75, good | Dry | 19°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 73, good | Dry | 15°C | 23°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 70, good | Dry | 21°C | 25°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | Dry | 20°C | 26°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 71, good | Dry | 22°C | 25°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 59, fair | Dry | 23°C | 25°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 70, good | Dry | 23°C | 24°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 13, poor | Wet | 18°C | 16°C | 3 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good climbing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
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the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Dry Falls
1 crag mapped. Best from Oct to May. The nearest town to stay in is Palm Springs.
- 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$1,090–US$2,020 each
about US$1,090–US$2,020 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PSP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$241–US$502 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$348–US$583 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Climbing instructor | 1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your own | about US$141–US$261 |
| Total | about US$1,090–US$2,020 |
Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Palm Springs
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about 5 min by car · 162 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Palm Springs 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 6h 20m
About 6h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PSP, direct, then 25 min by road
Flights MDW → PSP on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the rock
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