The Camino de Invierno in January: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in January, expect around 2.0 warning days on your stage, on average. It's the month with the most warnings.

2.0

warning days

in 12 stages, on average

17%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 12%

0.2

orange or red days

in 12 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Ponferrada – Borrenes18%

2. Borrenes – O Barco de Valdeorras20%

3. O Barco de Valdeorras – A Rúa7%

4. A Rúa – Quiroga12%

5. Quiroga – A Pobra do Brollón12%

6. A Pobra do Brollón – Monforte de Lemos12%

7. Monforte de Lemos – Chantada12%

8. Chantada – Rodeiro26%

9. Rodeiro – Lalín21%

10. Lalín – Silleda21%

11. Silleda – Ponte Ulla22%

12. Ponte Ulla – 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.

Which warnings come in January

Wind0.9

Rain0.8

Cold0.6

Snow0.1

Fog0.1

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
El Bierzo	0.4 over 2 stages	cold and fog
Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra	0.6 over 5 stages	cold and wind
Deza and Ulla	1.0 over 5 stages	rain and wind

The worst January days on the Camino de Invierno

orange23 January 2026: orange warning on 10 of 12 stages, for snow · the episode
orange21 January 2021: orange warning on 9 of 12 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange22 January 2021: orange warning on 9 of 12 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange1 January 2023: orange warning on 8 of 12 stages, for rain
red26 January 2026: red warning on 5 of 12 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
red27 January 2026: red warning on 5 of 12 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange16 January 2020: orange warning on 5 of 12 stages, for rain and wind
orange26 January 2025: orange warning on 5 of 12 stages, for rain and wind · the episode

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, January is number 12 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.0 warning days walking the 12 stages. The section with the most warnings in January is Deza and Ulla; the fewest, Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra.

Which warnings are there on the Camino de Invierno 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.