The Camino Primitivo in March: warnings stage by stage

Camino Primitivo in March, 13 stages. March warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you walk the whole route in March, expect around 1.4 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 5 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.4

warning days

in 13 stages, on average

11%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 12%

0.1

orange or red days

in 13 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in March

Stage by stage in March

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1. Oviedo – Grado3%

2. Grado – Salas3%

3. Salas – Tineo15%

4. Tineo – Pola de Allande14%

5. Pola de Allande – Grandas de Salime14%

6. Grandas de Salime – A Fonsagrada16%

7. A Fonsagrada – O Cádavo10%

8. O Cádavo – Lugo12%

9. Lugo – San Romao da Retorta8%

10. San Romao da Retorta – Melide11%

11. Melide – Arzúa11%

12. Arzúa – O Pedrouzo11%

13. O Pedrouzo – Santiago de Compostela11%

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

Which warnings come in March

Wind0.8

Rain0.4

Snow0.3

Storms0.2

Cold0.1

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

Section by section in March

Section	Warning days	Most common
Asturias	0.5 over 5 stages	wind and snow
Lugo	0.5 over 4 stages	wind and snow
A Coruña	0.4 over 4 stages	wind and rain

The worst March days on the Camino Primitivo

orange1 March 2020: orange warning on 11 of 13 stages, for wind · the episode
orange2 March 2020: orange warning on 11 of 13 stages, for wind and snow · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is March a good month to walk the Camino Primitivo?

By warnings, March is number 5 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.4 warning days walking the 13 stages. The section with the most warnings in March is Lugo; the fewest, Asturias.

Which warnings are there on the Camino Primitivo in March?

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