Camino del Salvador weather: warnings stage by stage, month by month

Camino del Salvador, León to Oviedo, in 5 stages. Warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

The Camino del Salvador links León and Oviedo, crossing the Cantabrian mountains over the Pajares pass. It's short, but by warnings it has more than the Camino Francés, mostly because of snow in the mountains. This is what the official warnings say, stage by stage and month by month.

May

the month with the fewest warnings

0.5 warning days walking the whole route

January

the month with the most warnings

2.1 warning days in 5 stages

warning zones

in 2 provinces

red days on some stage

2019 to 2025

It's five stages: two in León and three in Asturias. Here we count, for each one, the warning days in the zones it crosses, and add them up month by month. Its two mountain zones, the Cantabrian range of León and of Asturias, get more warnings than Spain's typical zone.

From November to April snow is one of the top reasons for a warning, and January is by far the busiest month, with cold and snow. May and July are the calmest; June has a fair number of storm warnings.

Its red-warning days in the last eight years have been 14 November 2019, for wind and snow; the 15th, for rain and snow; 9 October 2024, for rain and wind; 8 and 9 December 2024, for wind and snow; and 15 August 2025, for heat.

The Camino del Salvador's warning zones

AEMET doesn't warn by village but by zone. The Camino del Salvador crosses 4 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 León to Oviedo in each month. Tap a month to see it stage by stage.

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2.1Jan 1.1Feb 1.1Mar 0.8Apr 0.5May 1.3Jun 0.6Jul 0.7Aug 0.6Sep 0.8Oct 1.1Nov 1.4Dec

Stage-days with a warning, average 2019–2025, over 5 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. León – La Robla	63	28	26	19	12	25	17	19	13	17	28	40
2. La Robla – Poladura de la Tercia	48	26	26	19	10	23	15	17	11	17	26	31
3. Poladura de la Tercia – Pola de Lena	53	30	30	23	13	30	17	19	17	22	28	35
4. Pola de Lena – Mieres	32	20	23	17	11	28	9	11	15	21	22	26
5. Mieres – Oviedo	12	6	3	4	7	20	5	6	6	7	7	5

The Camino del Salvador section by section

León: León – Poladura de la Tercia

From León to Poladura de la Tercia, the Camino leaves the plateau and enters the Cantabrian range of León, the zone with the most snow warnings on the route: here yellow for snow takes 5 cm. It's the most-warned section; January and December are the busiest, and May and September the calmest.

Most common: snow, wind and rain. Most warnings in January and December; fewest in May and September.

Asturias: Poladura de la Tercia – Oviedo

Past the pass, the Camino drops through Pola de Lena and Mieres to Oviedo. Here there are fewer warnings than in León: rain and wind above all, and snow on the higher ground. January and June are the busiest months.

Most common: rain, wind and snow. Most warnings in January and June; fewest in July and May.

The worst days on the Camino del Salvador

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

red14 November 2019: red warning on 5 of 5 stages, for wind and snow · the episode
red15 November 2019: red warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain and snow · the episode
red9 October 2024: red warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange22 January 2019: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain, cold and snow · the episode
orange1 February 2019: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for wind and snow · the episode
orange2 February 2019: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for wind and snow · the episode
orange23 July 2019: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
orange25 June 2020: orange warning on 5 of 5 stages, for rain and storms · the episode

When a warning is issued on the Camino del Salvador

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

Zone	Heat	Cold	Wind	Rain 1 h	Snow 24 h
Meseta de León	36 °C	−6 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Cordillera Cantábrica de León	34 °C	−6 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	5 cm
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	34 °C	−6 °C	90 km/h	15 mm	5 cm
Central y Valles Mineros	34 °C	−4 °C	90 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 del Salvador

Check AEMET's forecast the evening before each stage, and the zone's warnings on the Climaviso map.
From November to April, check the snow warnings before crossing the mountains between La Robla and Pola de Lena.
In January, be ready for cold and snow: it's the route's busiest month for warnings.
In June, watch for storms, and in August, for heat: they're its top reasons for a warning in those months.
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 del Salvador?

By warnings, May: on average, 0.5 warning days if you walk the 5 stages that month. Then July and September. The month with the most warnings is January, with 2.1 days.

Which section of the Camino del Salvador gets the most rain warnings?

Asturias: on average, a rain warning on 7% of days, mostly in May, June and September.

Does the Camino del Salvador get hot enough for warnings in summer?

In July and August, the section with the most heat warnings is León: a heat warning on 9% of days, on average.

Can it snow on the Camino del Salvador?

Yes, above all on the mountain sections: snow warnings bunch up in the Cordillera Cantábrica de León, Cordillera y Picos de Europa and Meseta de León 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.