The Camino de Invierno in August: warnings stage by stage

Camino de Invierno in August, 12 stages. August warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you walk the whole route in August, expect around 1.6 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 9 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.6

warning days

in 12 stages, on average

13%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 12%

0.2

orange or red days

in 12 stages, on average

Heat

the most common warning

in August

Stage by stage in August

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1. Ponferrada – Borrenes20%

2. Borrenes – O Barco de Valdeorras20%

3. O Barco de Valdeorras – A Rúa17%

4. A Rúa – Quiroga18%

5. Quiroga – A Pobra do Brollón16%

6. A Pobra do Brollón – Monforte de Lemos16%

7. Monforte de Lemos – Chantada16%

8. Chantada – Rodeiro17%

9. Rodeiro – Lalín5%

10. Lalín – Silleda5%

11. Silleda – Ponte Ulla7%

12. Ponte Ulla – Santiago de Compostela6%

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

Which warnings come in August

Heat1.2

Storms0.4

Rain0.2

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

Section by section in August

Section	Warning days	Most common
El Bierzo	0.4 over 2 stages	heat and storms
Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra	0.8 over 5 stages	heat and storms
Deza and Ulla	0.4 over 5 stages	heat and storms

The worst August days on the Camino de Invierno

orange3 August 2018: orange warning on 8 of 12 stages, for heat · the episode
orange10 August 2025: orange warning on 8 of 12 stages, for heat · the episode
orange18 August 2026: orange warning on 7 of 12 stages, for heat · the episode
orange6 August 2020: orange warning on 5 of 12 stages, for heat · the episode
orange23 August 2023: orange warning on 5 of 12 stages, for heat · the episode
orange4 August 2025: orange warning on 5 of 12 stages, for heat · the episode
orange14 August 2025: orange warning on 5 of 12 stages, for heat · the episode
orange15 August 2025: orange warning on 5 of 12 stages, for heat · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is August a good month to walk the Camino de Invierno?

By warnings, August is number 9 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.6 warning days walking the 12 stages. The section with the most warnings in August is El Bierzo; the fewest, Deza and Ulla.

Which warnings are there on the Camino de Invierno in August?

Mostly for heat and storms. Orange or red shows up on 0.2 stage-days in August, 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.