The Camino Portugués in August: warnings stage by stage
Camino Portugués in August, 6 stages. August warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.
If you walk the whole route in August, expect around 0.6 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 6 of 12 for fewest warnings.
0.6
warning days
in 6 stages, on average
10%
of stage-days with a warning
year average: 14%
0.1
orange or red days
in 6 stages, on average
Heat
the most common warning
in August
Stage by stage in August
Share of August days with some warning in each stage's zones, 2019–2025; the colour is each day's highest level.
Coastal variant in August
Which warnings come in August
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pontevedra | 0.4 over 4 stages | heat and storms |
| A Coruña | 0.2 over 2 stages | heat and rain |
The worst August days on the Camino Portugués
- red3 August 2018: red warning on 6 of 6 stages, for heat · the episode
- red18 August 2026: red warning on 5 of 6 stages, for heat · the episode
- orange3 August 2025: orange warning on 5 of 6 stages, for heat · the episode
- orange5 August 2025: orange warning on 5 of 6 stages, for heat · the episode
- orange2 August 2018: orange warning on 2 of 6 stages, for heat · the episode
- orange4 August 2018: orange warning on 2 of 6 stages, for heat · the episode
- orange5 August 2018: orange warning on 2 of 6 stages, for heat · the episode
- orange4 August 2025: orange warning on 2 of 6 stages, for heat · the episode
Frequently asked questions
Is August a good month to walk the Camino Portugués?
By warnings, August is number 6 of 12 for calm: on average, 0.6 warning days walking the 6 stages. The section with the most warnings in August is Pontevedra; the fewest, A Coruña.
Which warnings are there on the Camino Portugués in August?
Mostly for heat and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.1 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.
The Camino Portugués, month by month
- The Camino Portugués: every stage, every month
- The Camino Portugués in January
- The Camino Portugués in February
- The Camino Portugués in March
- The Camino Portugués in April
- The Camino Portugués in May
- The Camino Portugués in June
- The Camino Portugués in July
- The Camino Portugués in August
- The Camino Portugués in September
- The Camino Portugués in October
- The Camino Portugués in November
- The Camino Portugués in December