Weather on Spain's long-distance trails: stage by stage, month by month
5 routes. Warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.
For anyone walking Spain in stages: the official bad-weather warnings on the long-distance trails, from the Pyrenees to the islands, compared stage by stage and month by month.
The GR 11, the Senda Pirenaica, crosses the Spanish Pyrenees from sea to sea: from the Bay of Biscay at Cabo Higuer, in Hondarribia, to the Mediterranean at Cap de Creus. It's high mountain nearly all the way, and by warnings it's a much busier route than the big pilgrim routes. This is what the official warnings say, stage by stage and month by month.
38 stages from Hondarribia to Cap de Creus, 8 warning zones. A warning on 30% of stage-days; best month, October; busiest, January.
The Camino Lebaniego runs from San Vicente de la Barquera, on the Cantabrian coast, to the monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana, at the foot of the Picos de Europa. It's a pilgrimage with its own Holy Year, short but with a clear change in weather between the coast and the valley. This is what the official warnings say, stage by stage and month by month.
3 stages from San Vicente de la Barquera to Santo Toribio de Liébana, 2 warning zones. A warning on 16% of stage-days; best month, April; busiest, January.
The Camí de Cavalls, the GR 223, goes all the way round Menorca along its coast, from Maó back to Maó by way of Fornells, Ciutadella and Cala Galdana. All of Menorca is a single AEMET warning zone, so every section shares the same warnings. This is what the official warnings say, section by section and month by month.
4 stages from Maó to Maó, 1 warning zones. A warning on 17% of stage-days; best month, May; busiest, November.
The GR 221, the Dry Stone Route, crosses Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana from south-west to north-east, from Port d'Andratx to Pollença, by way of Valldemossa, Deià, Sóller and Lluc. By warnings it's busier than the Camino Francés, especially at the end of summer. This is what the official warnings say, stage by stage and month by month.
8 stages from Port d'Andratx to Pollença, 4 warning zones. A warning on 22% of stage-days; best month, May; busiest, August.
The GR 131 crosses the Canary Islands from east to west, island by island, from Órzola on Lanzarote to the Orchilla lighthouse on El Hierro, by way of Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera and La Palma. Its warnings are mostly wind and heat, and by warnings it's calmer than the Camino Francés. This is what the official warnings say, stage by stage and month by month.
30 stages from Órzola to Orchilla, on El Hierro, 12 warning zones. A warning on 13% of stage-days; best month, June; busiest, August.
AEMET doesn't warn by village but by zone, and each trail crosses its own: high-mountain weather is nothing like an island's.
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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.
Frequently asked questions
Which route gets the fewest bad-weather warnings?
By warnings, the GR 131: on average, a warning on 13% of stage-days. Then the Camino Lebaniego (16%), the Camí de Cavalls (17%) and the GR 221 (22%). The one with the most warnings is the GR 11 (30%).
What's the best month for them?
It depends on the route. By warnings, the best month is October on the GR 11, April on the Camino Lebaniego, May on the Camí de Cavalls, May on the GR 221 and June on the GR 131.
Which route gets the fewest warnings in winter?
From December to February, the GR 131: a warning on 14% of stage-days, against 34% on the GR 11.
And in summer?
From June to August, the Camino Lebaniego: a warning on 15% of stage-days, against 42% on the GR 11.
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.
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