The Camino de Invierno in October: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in October, expect around 1.7 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 10 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.7

warning days

in 12 stages, on average

15%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 12%

0.1

orange or red days

in 12 stages, on average

Rain

the most common warning

in October

Stage by stage in October

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1. Ponferrada – Borrenes4%

2. Borrenes – O Barco de Valdeorras7%

3. O Barco de Valdeorras – A Rúa7%

4. A Rúa – Quiroga10%

5. Quiroga – A Pobra do Brollón10%

6. A Pobra do Brollón – Monforte de Lemos10%

7. Monforte de Lemos – Chantada10%

8. Chantada – Rodeiro25%

9. Rodeiro – Lalín25%

10. Lalín – Silleda25%

11. Silleda – Ponte Ulla26%

12. Ponte Ulla – Santiago de Compostela17%

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

Which warnings come in October

Rain1.6

Wind0.7

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

Section by section in October

Section	Warning days	Most common
El Bierzo	0.1 over 2 stages	rain and wind
Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra	0.5 over 5 stages	rain and wind
Deza and Ulla	1.2 over 5 stages	rain and wind

The worst October days on the Camino de Invierno

orange9 October 2024: orange warning on 11 of 12 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange27 October 2022: orange warning on 4 of 12 stages, for rain
orange28 October 2022: orange warning on 4 of 12 stages, for rain
orange29 October 2022: orange warning on 4 of 12 stages, for rain
orange26 October 2023: orange warning on 4 of 12 stages, for rain and wind
orange6 October 2026: orange warning on 2 of 12 stages, for rain and storms

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, October is number 10 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.7 warning days walking the 12 stages. The section with the most warnings in October is Deza and Ulla; the fewest, El Bierzo.

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

Mostly for rain and wind. Orange or red shows up on 0.1 stage-days in October, 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.