Camino de Levante weather: warnings stage by stage, month by month

Camino de Levante, València to Zamora, in 28 stages. Warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

The Camino de Levante leaves València, crosses La Mancha, passes through Toledo and Ávila and reaches Zamora, where it joins the Vía de la Plata. It's an inland route with a tough summer: heat and storms are the warnings that weigh most, and by warnings it's a little busier than the Camino Francés. This is what the official warnings say, stage by stage and month by month.

February

the month with the fewest warnings

2.5 warning days walking the whole route

July

the month with the most warnings

12 warning days in 28 stages

warning zones

in 8 provinces

red days on some stage

2019 to 2025

It's many stages through four regions: the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and Castilla y León. Here we count, for each one, the warning days in the zones it crosses, and add them up month by month.

February and April are the calmest months. July and August are the busiest, with heat and storms; January also stands out, with cold and wind warnings, and June brings storms and the first heat.

Over the last eight years the route has had red-warning days in every season: for example 9 January 2021, for snow on almost every stage; 14 August 2021, for storms and heat; 29 October 2024, for rain, storms and wind; or 17 August 2025, for heat along the whole route.

The Camino de Levante's warning zones

AEMET doesn't warn by village but by zone. The Camino de Levante crosses 14 warning zones, each with its own thresholds and warnings: on the same day one section can have a warning and the next none.

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Average warning days a year in each zone, 2019–2025, against the median of Spain's zones (54 days). Approximate route through the stages. Tap a zone to go to its page.

Walking the whole route, month by month

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

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8.8Jan 2.5Feb 3.7Mar 2.6Apr 3.0May 7.4Jun 12Jul 12Aug 4.4Sep 3.3Oct 3.2Nov 4.3Dec

Stage-days with a warning, average 2019–2025, over 28 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.

Stage	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1. València – Algemesí	15	7	18	8	14	17	31	31	27	14	17	14
2. Algemesí – Xàtiva	26	9	21	13	16	21	40	42	27	17	20	23
3. Xàtiva – Moixent	24	8	18	12	15	20	36	40	21	13	15	18
4. Moixent – La Font de la Figuera	24	8	18	12	15	20	36	40	21	13	15	18
5. La Font de la Figuera – Almansa	26	9	19	13	17	26	53	56	24	13	17	18
6. Almansa – Higueruela	20	8	10	6	12	23	47	47	18	7	9	10
7. Higueruela – Chinchilla de Montearagón	40	9	13	10	15	33	66	62	23	11	12	18
8. Chinchilla de Montearagón – Albacete	36	7	10	10	11	30	60	59	19	10	7	14
9. Albacete – La Roda	36	7	10	10	11	30	60	59	19	10	7	14
10. La Roda – San Clemente	36	7	11	11	12	33	62	60	21	12	9	15
11. San Clemente – Las Pedroñeras	17	4	10	7	8	31	51	47	17	10	7	8
12. Las Pedroñeras – El Toboso	30	7	11	9	10	31	51	48	19	14	8	13
13. El Toboso – La Villa de Don Fadrique	25	6	6	6	6	20	34	33	11	10	6	8
14. La Villa de Don Fadrique – Tembleque	25	6	6	6	6	20	34	33	11	10	6	8
15. Tembleque – Mora	25	6	6	6	6	20	34	33	11	10	6	8
16. Mora – Toledo	30	6	7	8	8	28	50	48	12	12	9	11
17. Toledo – Torrijos	17	3	4	5	7	25	49	46	11	9	8	8
18. Torrijos – Escalona	17	3	4	5	7	25	49	46	11	9	8	8
19. Escalona – San Martín de Valdeiglesias	34	6	6	8	11	32	58	53	13	12	10	10
20. San Martín de Valdeiglesias – Cebreros	34	9	16	10	12	34	58	54	17	17	15	12
21. Cebreros – San Bartolomé de Pinares	41	18	27	12	11	30	48	45	15	18	18	21
22. San Bartolomé de Pinares – Ávila	41	18	26	12	10	21	24	24	13	14	16	19
23. Ávila – Gotarrendura	41	18	26	12	10	21	24	24	13	14	16	19
24. Gotarrendura – Arévalo	53	20	27	13	11	24	27	27	14	14	17	27
25. Arévalo – Medina del Campo	45	13	11	9	12	31	32	29	10	8	11	23
26. Medina del Campo – Siete Iglesias de Trabancos	40	11	8	9	9	31	32	28	8	7	9	22
27. Siete Iglesias de Trabancos – Toro	44	12	9	10	12	34	35	28	10	10	12	24
28. Toro – Zamora	39	11	8	6	9	29	32	26	7	9	10	23

The Camino de Levante section by section

València: València – La Font de la Figuera

Near the coast, rain is the top reason for a warning, with storms and heat behind it. Climbing towards Xàtiva and Moixent you enter the Interior sur de Valencia zone, the one with the most wind warnings on the whole Camino de Levante.

Most common: rain, storms and heat. Most warnings in August and July; fewest in February and April.

Albacete: La Font de la Figuera – San Clemente

Between Almansa and San Clemente heat is in charge, especially in July and August. La Mancha albaceteña is the zone with the most warning days on the whole route, and one of those with the most heat warnings.

Most common: heat, storms and rain. Most warnings in July and August; fewest in February and April.

La Mancha and Toledo: San Clemente – Torrijos

From San Clemente to Torrijos is the calmest section of the Camino de Levante. Even so, heat is the top reason for a warning, and in the Tagus valley around Toledo heat warnings are frequent even though the yellow threshold is 38 °C.

Most common: heat, storms and rain. Most warnings in July and August; fewest in February and April.

Ávila: Torrijos – Arévalo

Here the route changes character. In western Madrid, in the Sur, Vegas y Oeste zone, heat warnings are the most frequent on the whole route, and a few stages later, in the Sistema Central de Ávila, come the snow ones: it's the route's zone with by far the most snow warnings, and its threshold is 5 cm.

Most common: heat, rain and storms. Most warnings in July and August; fewest in May and April.

Valladolid and Zamora: Arévalo – Zamora

Across the Duero plateau to Zamora, heat and storms bring the summer warnings, and fog brings warnings too. January and July are the busiest months here; April and October the calmest.

Most common: heat, storms and fog. Most warnings in January and July; fewest in April and October.

The worst days on the Camino de Levante

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

red17 August 2025: red warning on 28 of 28 stages, for heat · the episode
orange2 November 2023: orange warning on 28 of 28 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
red9 January 2021: red warning on 27 of 28 stages, for snow · the episode
red14 August 2021: red warning on 27 of 28 stages, for storms and heat · the episode
red14 July 2022: red warning on 26 of 28 stages, for heat · the episode
orange20 December 2019: orange warning on 26 of 28 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
red16 August 2025: red warning on 25 of 28 stages, for heat · the episode
orange2 October 2020: orange warning on 25 of 28 stages, for wind · the episode

When a warning is issued on the Camino de Levante

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

Zone	Heat	Cold	Wind	Rain 1 h	Snow 24 h
Litoral norte de Valencia	36 °C	−1 °C	70 km/h	20 mm	2 cm
Litoral sur de Valencia	36 °C	−1 °C	70 km/h	20 mm	2 cm
Interior sur de Valencia	38 °C	−4 °C	70 km/h	20 mm	2 cm
Hellín y Almansa	36 °C	−4 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
La Mancha albaceteña	36 °C	−4 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
La Mancha conquense	36 °C	−6 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
La Mancha toledana	38 °C	−4 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Valle del Tajo	38 °C	−4 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Sur, Vegas y Oeste	36 °C	−4 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Sur de Ávila	36 °C	−6 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Sistema Central de Ávila	34 °C	−6 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	5 cm
Meseta de Ávila	36 °C	−6 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Meseta de Valladolid	36 °C	−6 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Meseta de Zamora	36 °C	−6 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm

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

Tips for the Camino de Levante

Check AEMET's forecast the evening before each stage, and the zone's warnings on the Climaviso map.
In July and August, set off very early and carry plenty of water: heat is the most common warning on almost the whole route.
In summer, also watch for afternoon storms, which come with the heat in June, July and August.
In winter, check for snow warnings before crossing the Sistema Central de Ávila, and for fog on the Duero plateau.
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 de Levante?

By warnings, February: on average, 2.5 warning days if you walk the 28 stages that month. Then April and May. The month with the most warnings is July, with 12 days.

Which section of the Camino de Levante gets the most rain warnings?

València: on average, a rain warning on 9% of days, mostly in March, May and September.

Does the Camino de Levante get hot enough for warnings in summer?

In July and August, the section with the most heat warnings is Albacete: a heat warning on 48% of days, on average.

Can it snow on the Camino de Levante?

Yes, above all on the mountain sections: snow warnings bunch up in the Sistema Central de Ávila, Meseta de Ávila and La Mancha albaceteña zones, in January, March and December. There, yellow needs 5 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.