The GR 11 in August: warnings stage by stage

GR 11 in August, 38 stages. August warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you walk the whole route in August, expect around 17 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 11 of 12 for fewest warnings.

warning days

in 38 stages, on average

45%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 30%

4.9

orange or red days

in 38 stages, on average

Storms

the most common warning

in August

Stage by stage in August

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1. Cabo Higuer – Bera21%

2. Bera – Elizondo20%

3. Elizondo – Puerto de Urkiaga20%

4. Puerto de Urkiaga – Burguete37%

5. Burguete – Villanueva de Aezkoa31%

6. Villanueva de Aezkoa – Ochagavía31%

7. Ochagavía – Isaba31%

8. Isaba – Zuriza31%

9. Zuriza – La Mina52%

10. La Mina – Candanchú51%

11. Candanchú – Sallent de Gállego51%

12. Sallent de Gállego – Balneario de Panticosa51%

13. Balneario de Panticosa – San Nicolás de Bujaruelo51%

14. San Nicolás de Bujaruelo – Refugio de Góriz51%

15. Refugio de Góriz – Pineta51%

16. Pineta – Parzán51%

17. Parzán – Viadós51%

18. Viadós – Benasque51%

19. Benasque – Refugio de Conangles52%

20. Refugio de Conangles – Refugio de la Restanca28%

21. Refugio de la Restanca – Refugio de Colomers28%

22. Refugio de Colomers – Espot57%

23. Espot – Estaon57%

24. Estaon – Tavascan57%

25. Tavascan – Àreu57%

26. Àreu – Refugi de Vallferrera57%

27. Refugi de Vallferrera – Refugi de Malniu (por Andorra)67%

28. Refugi de Malniu – Puigcerdà49%

29. Puigcerdà – Planoles49%

30. Planoles – Núria49%

31. Núria – Setcases49%

32. Setcases – Beget49%

33. Beget – Sant Aniol d'Aguja49%

34. Sant Aniol d'Aguja – Albanyà49%

35. Albanyà – La Jonquera49%

36. La Jonquera – Llançà58%

37. Llançà – El Port de la Selva33%

38. El Port de la Selva – Cap de Creus33%

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

Which warnings come in August

Storms10

Heat8.5

Rain8.1

Wind0.3

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

Section by section in August

Section	Warning days	Most common
Navarre	1.9 over 7 stages	heat and storms
Aragon	5.4 over 11 stages	storms and heat
Lleida	3.9 over 8 stages	storms and heat
Girona	5.9 over 12 stages	storms and rain

The worst August days on the GR 11

orange24 August 2023: orange warning on 36 of 38 stages, for heat · the episode
red17 August 2025: red warning on 33 of 38 stages, for heat · the episode
red12 August 2021: red warning on 31 of 38 stages, for storms and heat · the episode
orange14 August 2021: orange warning on 31 of 38 stages, for storms and heat · the episode
red23 August 2023: red warning on 28 of 38 stages, for storms and heat · the episode
orange20 August 2019: orange warning on 28 of 38 stages, for rain and storms
orange26 August 2023: orange warning on 28 of 38 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange11 August 2025: orange warning on 28 of 38 stages, for rain, storms and heat · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is August a good month to walk the GR 11?

By warnings, August is number 11 of 12 for calm: on average, 17 warning days walking the 38 stages. The section with the most warnings in August is Aragon; the fewest, Navarre.

Which warnings are there on the GR 11 in August?

Mostly for storms and heat. Orange or red shows up on 4.9 stage-days in August, 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.