Camino del Baztán weather: warnings stage by stage, month by month

Camino del Baztán, Urdax to Pamplona, in 4 stages. Warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

The Camino del Baztán comes from Bayonne, in France, and crosses the Baztan valley to Pamplona, where it joins the Camino Francés. Here is its Spanish part, from Urdax: a few stages, with wind and rain in winter and storms in June. This is what the official warnings say, stage by stage and month by month.

It's a few stages, all in Navarre, through two warning zones: the Cantabrian side of Navarre, in the valley, and central Navarre, on the way to Pamplona. Here we count, for each stage, the warning days in its zones, and add them up month by month.

April and May are the best months to walk it. The busiest are June, with storms and rain, and January, with wind and snow.

Over the last eight years there have been red days for heat (28 and 29 June 2019, 18 July 2022 and 17 August 2025, the last one with storms too), for rain and snow (27 and 28 November 2021), for rain (20 May 2023) and for rain and storms (21 September 2024).

The Camino del Baztán's warning zones

AEMET doesn't warn by village but by zone. The Camino del Baztán crosses 2 warning zones, each with its own thresholds and warnings: on the same day one section can have a warning and the next none.

Walking the whole route, month by month

How many warning days you'd get, on average, walking one stage a day from Urdax to Pamplona in each month. Tap a month to see it stage by stage.

Stage-days with a warning, average 2019–2025, over 4 stages; the colour is the day's highest level in the stage's zones.

Stage by stage, month by month

Share of days with some warning in each stage's zones, 2019–2025. The darker, the more warnings.

The Camino del Baztán section by section

Baztan valley: Urdax – Berroeta

In the valley, rain and wind are the top reasons for a warning: the Cantabrian side of Navarre gets more wind warnings than the centre. January and June are the busiest months.

Most common: rain, wind and storms. Most warnings in January and June; fewest in July and April.

Down to Pamplona: Berroeta – Pamplona

On the way down to Pamplona, the Camino enters central Navarre, with more heat and snow warnings than in the valley. The busiest months are June, with storms, and August, with heat and storms.

Most common: rain, storms and wind. Most warnings in June and August; fewest in April and February.

The worst days on the Camino del Baztán

The days since 2018 with orange or red on the most stages at once.

• red27 November 2021: red warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and snow · the episode
• red28 November 2021: red warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and snow · the episode
• red18 July 2022: red warning on 4 of 4 stages, for heat · the episode
• red21 September 2024: red warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
• orange4 July 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms
• orange8 August 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
• orange9 August 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
• orange27 January 2019: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for wind and snow · the episode

When a warning is issued on the Camino del Baztán

Thresholds change from zone to zone. These are the yellow ones in the Camino del Baztán's zones:

Yellow thresholds from AEMET's warning plan. Orange and red need more. Storms have no numeric threshold.

Tips for the Camino del Baztán

• Check AEMET's forecast the evening before each stage, and the zone's warnings on the Climaviso map.
• A waterproof and windproof layer: rain and wind are the most common warnings on the route.
• In January and February, check the snow warnings before setting off: here the yellow snow warning starts at 2 cm in 24 hours.
• In June, watch for storms; in July and August, set off early because of the heat.
• A warning covers the whole zone: it doesn't mean it will happen on your stage, but it does mean you should keep an eye out.

Frequently asked questions

What's the best month to walk the Camino del Baztán?

By warnings, April: on average, 0.5 warning days if you walk the 4 stages that month. Then May and October. The month with the most warnings is June, with 1.2 days.

Which section of the Camino del Baztán gets the most rain warnings?

Down to Pamplona: on average, a rain warning on 9% of days, mostly in May, June and September.

Does the Camino del Baztán get hot enough for warnings in summer?

In July and August, the section with the most heat warnings is Down to Pamplona: a heat warning on 21% of days, on average.

Can it snow on the Camino del Baztán?

Yes, above all on the mountain sections: snow warnings bunch up in the Centro de Navarra and Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra zones, in January, February and December. There, yellow needs 2 cm in 24 hours.

What should I do if there's a warning on my stage?

A yellow warning calls for attention, not cancelling: check the forecast, set off early if it's for heat and have a plan B for storms or snow on a pass. With orange or red, follow Civil Protection's and the hostels' advice, and consider shortening or changing the stage.

This is not a forecast: it counts the warnings AEMET issued on those dates in past years. A warning is a forecast that a threshold will be crossed in the zone, not damage.

The Camino del Baztán, month by month

• The Camino del Baztán in January
• The Camino del Baztán in February
• The Camino del Baztán in March
• The Camino del Baztán in April
• The Camino del Baztán in May
• The Camino del Baztán in June
• The Camino del Baztán in July
• The Camino del Baztán in August
• The Camino del Baztán in September
• The Camino del Baztán in October
• The Camino del Baztán in November
• The Camino del Baztán in December

More on the Camino del Baztán and its cities

• Bad weather in Pamplona, month by month