The GR 11 in December: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in December, expect around 12 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 8 of 12 for fewest warnings.

warning days

in 38 stages, on average

31%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 30%

2.4

orange or red days

in 38 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in December

Stage by stage in December

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1. Cabo Higuer – Bera20%

2. Bera – Elizondo18%

3. Elizondo – Puerto de Urkiaga18%

4. Puerto de Urkiaga – Burguete31%

5. Burguete – Villanueva de Aezkoa26%

6. Villanueva de Aezkoa – Ochagavía26%

7. Ochagavía – Isaba26%

8. Isaba – Zuriza26%

9. Zuriza – La Mina41%

10. La Mina – Candanchú39%

11. Candanchú – Sallent de Gállego39%

12. Sallent de Gállego – Balneario de Panticosa39%

13. Balneario de Panticosa – San Nicolás de Bujaruelo39%

14. San Nicolás de Bujaruelo – Refugio de Góriz39%

15. Refugio de Góriz – Pineta39%

16. Pineta – Parzán39%

17. Parzán – Viadós39%

18. Viadós – Benasque39%

19. Benasque – Refugio de Conangles41%

20. Refugio de Conangles – Refugio de la Restanca36%

21. Refugio de la Restanca – Refugio de Colomers36%

22. Refugio de Colomers – Espot40%

23. Espot – Estaon33%

24. Estaon – Tavascan33%

25. Tavascan – Àreu33%

26. Àreu – Refugi de Vallferrera33%

27. Refugi de Vallferrera – Refugi de Malniu (por Andorra)36%

28. Refugi de Malniu – Puigcerdà24%

29. Puigcerdà – Planoles24%

30. Planoles – Núria24%

31. Núria – Setcases24%

32. Setcases – Beget24%

33. Beget – Sant Aniol d'Aguja24%

34. Sant Aniol d'Aguja – Albanyà24%

35. Albanyà – La Jonquera24%

36. La Jonquera – Llançà28%

37. Llançà – El Port de la Selva15%

38. El Port de la Selva – Cap de Creus15%

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

Which warnings come in December

Wind5.4

Snow5.2

Cold3.1

Rain1.8

Storms0.1

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

Section by section in December

Section	Warning days	Most common
Navarre	1.6 over 7 stages	wind and snow
Aragon	4.2 over 11 stages	snow and wind
Lleida	2.9 over 8 stages	snow and wind
Girona	2.9 over 12 stages	wind and cold

The worst December days on the GR 11

orange19 December 2019: orange warning on 36 of 38 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange20 December 2019: orange warning on 36 of 38 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
red8 December 2024: red warning on 33 of 38 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange23 December 2024: orange warning on 30 of 38 stages, for wind and snow
orange13 December 2019: orange warning on 27 of 38 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange2 December 2021: orange warning on 26 of 38 stages, for wind and snow
orange3 December 2021: orange warning on 26 of 38 stages, for wind and snow
red7 December 2024: red warning on 24 of 38 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is December a good month to walk the GR 11?

By warnings, December is number 8 of 12 for calm: on average, 12 warning days walking the 38 stages. The section with the most warnings in December is Aragon; the fewest, Navarre.

Which warnings are there on the GR 11 in December?

Mostly for wind and snow. Orange or red shows up on 2.4 stage-days in December, 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.