The Camino Inglés in January: warnings stage by stage

Camino Inglés in January, 5 stages. January warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you walk the whole route in January, expect around 1.0 warning days on your stage, on average. It's the month with the most warnings.

1.0

warning days

in 5 stages, on average

20%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 12%

0.2

orange or red days

in 5 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Ferrol – Pontedeume23%

2. Pontedeume – Betanzos23%

3. Betanzos – Hospital de Bruma24%

4. Hospital de Bruma – Sigüeiro15%

5. Sigüeiro – Santiago de Compostela15%

Share of January days with some warning in each stage's zones, 2019–2025; the colour is each day's highest level.

From A Coruña in January

1. A Coruña – Hospital de Bruma24%

Which warnings come in January

Wind0.7

Rain0.3

Cold0.1

Stage-days with a warning of each kind in January, on average; a day can have several.

Section by section in January

Section	Warning days	Most common
Ferrol and the rías	0.5 over 2 stages	wind and rain
Inland A Coruña	0.5 over 3 stages	wind and rain

The worst January days on the Camino Inglés

orange16 January 2020: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain and wind
orange21 January 2021: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange22 January 2021: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange26 January 2025: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange14 January 2020: orange warning on 3 of 5 stages, for wind
orange15 January 2020: orange warning on 3 of 5 stages, for wind
orange20 January 2021: orange warning on 3 of 5 stages, for wind · the episode
orange7 January 2023: orange warning on 3 of 5 stages, for wind

Frequently asked questions

Is January a good month to walk the Camino Inglés?

By warnings, January is number 12 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.0 warning days walking the 5 stages. The section with the most warnings in January is Ferrol and the rías; the fewest, Inland A Coruña.

Which warnings are there on the Camino Inglés in January?

Mostly for wind and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.2 stage-days in January, on average.

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.