Staying Home Sucks, home
Middle-age castle in Ogrodzieniec, Poland
Ogrodzieniec, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Niwień

Climbing area · Poland

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Rock dry, Freezing level below the crag: ice on the rock, Rock about 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 49 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Rock
Icy
Rock temp
13°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Icy
Rock temp
13°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 240, poor
  2. Tue 349, fair
  3. Wed 475, good
  4. Thu 593, good
  5. Fri 677, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 891, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1092, good
  10. Wed 1194, good

The spot in four facts

  • 126 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • 23 routeson the map
  • Limestonethe rock
  • Sport and tradstyles

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 Niwień
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*40, poorDry?10°C7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov*49, fairDry?6°C6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, goodDry6°C6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov93, goodIcy13°C8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov77, goodDry5°C5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov92, goodIcy13°C8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov91, goodIcy12°C8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, goodDry9°C7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov92, goodDry12°C8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov94, goodIcy15°C10°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 Niwień

126 crags mapped, 23 routes on the map. Sport and trad. Limestone. The nearest town to stay in is Ogrodzieniec.

  • Crags 126 crags mapped, 23 routes on the map.
  • 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$1,130–US$2,160 each

about US$1,130–US$2,160 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to KRK, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$517–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$87–US$148
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$376
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$81–US$148
Totalabout US$1,130–US$2,160

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

Where to stay: Ogrodzieniec

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Closest

Ogrodzieniec

about 10 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Ogrodzieniec · Booking.com

About Ogrodzieniec its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 15h 15m

About 15h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KRK, direct, then 1h 10m by road

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

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