The Camino del Norte in July: warnings stage by stage

Camino del Norte in July, 36 stages. July warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you walk the whole route in July, expect around 2.2 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 2 of 12 for fewest warnings.

2.2

warning days

in 36 stages, on average

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 10%

0.4

orange or red days

in 36 stages, on average

Storms

the most common warning

in July

Stage by stage in July

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1. Irún – San Sebastián9%

2. San Sebastián – Zarautz9%

3. Zarautz – Deba9%

4. Deba – Markina-Xemein9%

5. Markina-Xemein – Gernika7%

6. Gernika – Bilbao12%

7. Bilbao – Portugalete12%

8. Portugalete – Castro Urdiales8%

9. Castro Urdiales – Laredo6%

10. Laredo – Güemes6%

11. Güemes – Santander6%

12. Santander – Santillana del Mar6%

13. Santillana del Mar – Comillas6%

14. Comillas – Colombres7%

15. Colombres – Llanes5%

16. Llanes – Ribadesella5%

17. Ribadesella – Colunga5%

18. Colunga – Villaviciosa5%

19. Villaviciosa – Gijón5%

20. Gijón – Avilés5%

21. Avilés – Muros de Nalón3%

22. Muros de Nalón – Soto de Luiña3%

23. Soto de Luiña – Cadavedo3%

24. Cadavedo – Luarca3%

25. Luarca – La Caridad3%

26. La Caridad – Ribadeo4%

27. Ribadeo – Lourenzá3%

28. Lourenzá – Mondoñedo3%

29. Mondoñedo – Gontán7%

30. Gontán – Vilalba7%

31. Vilalba – Baamonde7%

32. Baamonde – Miraz7%

33. Miraz – Sobrado dos Monxes10%

34. Sobrado dos Monxes – Arzúa7%

35. Arzúa – O Pedrouzo7%

36. O Pedrouzo – Santiago de Compostela7%

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

Which warnings come in July

Storms1.3

Rain1.1

Heat0.7

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

Section by section in July

Section	Warning days	Most common
Basque Country	0.7 over 7 stages	storms and heat
Cantabria	0.4 over 6 stages	rain and storms
Asturias	0.5 over 12 stages	storms and rain
Galicia	0.7 over 11 stages	storms and heat

The worst July days on the Camino del Norte

orange12 July 2026: orange warning on 33 of 36 stages, for rain, storms and heat · the episode
red23 July 2019: red warning on 26 of 36 stages, for rain, storms and heat · the episode
orange16 July 2026: orange warning on 14 of 36 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange11 July 2026: orange warning on 10 of 36 stages, for rain, storms and heat · the episode
orange11 July 2025: orange warning on 9 of 36 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
red30 July 2020: red warning on 8 of 36 stages, for storms and heat · the episode
red18 July 2022: red warning on 8 of 36 stages, for heat · the episode
orange4 July 2018: orange warning on 8 of 36 stages, for rain and storms

Frequently asked questions

Is July a good month to walk the Camino del Norte?

By warnings, July is number 2 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.2 warning days walking the 36 stages. The section with the most warnings in July is Basque Country; the fewest, Asturias.

Which warnings are there on the Camino del Norte in July?

Mostly for storms and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.4 stage-days in July, 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.