The Camino Primitivo in May: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in May, expect around 1.2 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 4 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.2

warning days

in 13 stages, on average

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 12%

0.0

orange or red days

in 13 stages, on average

Storms

the most common warning

in May

Stage by stage in May

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1. Oviedo – Grado7%

2. Grado – Salas7%

3. Salas – Tineo11%

4. Tineo – Pola de Allande10%

5. Pola de Allande – Grandas de Salime10%

6. Grandas de Salime – A Fonsagrada12%

7. A Fonsagrada – O Cádavo10%

8. O Cádavo – Lugo11%

9. Lugo – San Romao da Retorta10%

10. San Romao da Retorta – Melide10%

11. Melide – Arzúa7%

12. Arzúa – O Pedrouzo7%

13. O Pedrouzo – Santiago de Compostela7%

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

Which warnings come in May

Storms0.9

Rain0.9

Wind0.1

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

Section by section in May

Section	Warning days	Most common
Asturias	0.4 over 5 stages	storms and rain
Lugo	0.4 over 4 stages	storms and rain
A Coruña	0.3 over 4 stages	rain and storms

The worst May days on the Camino Primitivo

orange30 May 2025: orange warning on 6 of 13 stages, for rain and storms
orange18 May 2025: orange warning on 3 of 13 stages, for rain and storms
orange22 May 2026: orange warning on 3 of 13 stages, for rain and storms
orange24 May 2026: orange warning on 3 of 13 stages, for rain and storms

Frequently asked questions

Is May a good month to walk the Camino Primitivo?

By warnings, May is number 4 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.2 warning days walking the 13 stages. The section with the most warnings in May is Lugo; the fewest, A Coruña.

Which warnings are there on the Camino Primitivo in May?

Mostly for storms and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.0 stage-days in May, 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.