Camí de Cavalls weather: warnings stage by stage, month by month

Camí de Cavalls, Maó to Maó, in 4 stages. Warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

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.

May

the month with the fewest warnings

0.2 warning days walking the whole route

November

the month with the most warnings

1.2 warning days in 4 stages

warning zones

in 1 provinces

red days on some stage

2019 to 2025

Here the loop is split into four sections, grouped into north and south. Since the whole island is one zone, all four have exactly the same warning days: what changes from one section to the next is the scenery, not the warnings. The Menorca zone is slightly above the median Spanish zone for warning days.

May and April are the calmest months. The busiest are November, with rain and wind, and September, with rain and storms; in July and August the top reason for a warning is heat, and in winter, wind. In Menorca the yellow threshold is 70 km/h for gusts and 36 °C for heat.

In the last eight years there have been two red days, both in August: 15 August 2024, for rain and storms, and 21 August 2026, for rain, storms and wind.

The Camí de Cavalls's warning zones

AEMET doesn't warn by village but by zone. The Camí de Cavalls crosses 1 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 Maó to Maó in each month. Tap a month to see it stage by stage.

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0.7Jan 0.4Feb 0.4Mar 0.3Apr 0.2May 0.4Jun 0.9Jul 1.1Aug 1.2Sep 0.7Oct 1.2Nov 0.8Dec

Stage-days with a warning, average 2019–2025, over 4 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. Maó – Fornells	18	9	9	7	6	10	23	26	29	17	30	21
2. Fornells – Ciutadella	18	9	9	7	6	10	23	26	29	17	30	21
3. Ciutadella – Cala Galdana	18	9	9	7	6	10	23	26	29	17	30	21
4. Cala Galdana – Maó	18	9	9	7	6	10	23	26	29	17	30	21

The Camí de Cavalls section by section

North: Maó – Ciutadella

From Maó to Ciutadella by way of Fornells, along the north coast. It shares its zone and warnings with the rest of the island: mostly rain and wind, with November and September as the busiest months.

Most common: rain, wind and storms. Most warnings in November and September; fewest in May and April.

South: Ciutadella – Maó

From Ciutadella to Maó by way of Cala Galdana, along the south coast. The warnings are the same as in the north, because Menorca is a single zone: rain, wind, storms and, in summer, heat.

Most common: rain, wind and storms. Most warnings in November and September; fewest in May and April.

The worst days on the Camí de Cavalls

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

red15 August 2024: red warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
red21 August 2026: red warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
orange10 August 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms
orange17 August 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms
orange10 September 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange9 October 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange10 October 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange14 October 2018: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and storms · the episode

When a warning is issued on the Camí de Cavalls

Thresholds change from zone to zone. These are the yellow ones in the Camí de Cavalls's zones:

Zone	Heat	Cold	Wind	Rain 1 h	Snow 24 h
Menorca	36 °C	−1 °C	70 km/h	20 mm	2 cm

Yellow thresholds from AEMET's warning plan. Orange and red need more. Storms have no numeric threshold.

Tips for the Camí de Cavalls

Check AEMET's forecast the evening before each stage, and the zone's warnings on the Climaviso map.
With a wind warning, avoid cliff-top stretches and exposed coves.
In July and August, set off early and carry plenty of water: heat is the top reason for a warning in high summer.
In September and November, watch for rain, storms and wind: they're the route's busiest months for warnings.
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 Camí de Cavalls?

By warnings, May: on average, 0.2 warning days if you walk the 4 stages that month. Then April and February. The month with the most warnings is November, with 1.2 days.

Which section of the Camí de Cavalls gets the most rain warnings?

North: on average, a rain warning on 8% of days, mostly in September, October and November.

Does the Camí de Cavalls get hot enough for warnings in summer?

In July and August, the section with the most heat warnings is North: a heat warning on 18% of days, on average.

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 and, if it's for storms, finish the stage before the afternoon. With snow or strong wind on a col, wait or take the low variant. With orange or red, follow Civil Protection's and the mountain huts' advice, and don't go up.

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.