The GR 11 in January: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in January, expect around 18 warning days on your stage, on average. It's the month with the most warnings.

warning days

in 38 stages, on average

48%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 30%

4.0

orange or red days

in 38 stages, on average

Cold

the most common warning

in January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Cabo Higuer – Bera29%

2. Bera – Elizondo28%

3. Elizondo – Puerto de Urkiaga28%

4. Puerto de Urkiaga – Burguete45%

5. Burguete – Villanueva de Aezkoa41%

6. Villanueva de Aezkoa – Ochagavía41%

7. Ochagavía – Isaba41%

8. Isaba – Zuriza41%

9. Zuriza – La Mina59%

10. La Mina – Candanchú56%

11. Candanchú – Sallent de Gállego56%

12. Sallent de Gállego – Balneario de Panticosa56%

13. Balneario de Panticosa – San Nicolás de Bujaruelo56%

14. San Nicolás de Bujaruelo – Refugio de Góriz56%

15. Refugio de Góriz – Pineta56%

16. Pineta – Parzán56%

17. Parzán – Viadós56%

18. Viadós – Benasque56%

19. Benasque – Refugio de Conangles59%

20. Refugio de Conangles – Refugio de la Restanca52%

21. Refugio de la Restanca – Refugio de Colomers52%

22. Refugio de Colomers – Espot61%

23. Espot – Estaon56%

24. Estaon – Tavascan56%

25. Tavascan – Àreu56%

26. Àreu – Refugi de Vallferrera56%

27. Refugi de Vallferrera – Refugi de Malniu (por Andorra)56%

28. Refugi de Malniu – Puigcerdà44%

29. Puigcerdà – Planoles44%

30. Planoles – Núria44%

31. Núria – Setcases44%

32. Setcases – Beget44%

33. Beget – Sant Aniol d'Aguja44%

34. Sant Aniol d'Aguja – Albanyà44%

35. Albanyà – La Jonquera44%

36. La Jonquera – Llançà46%

37. Llançà – El Port de la Selva24%

38. El Port de la Selva – Cap de Creus24%

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

Which warnings come in January

Cold11

Wind5.9

Snow5.8

Rain1.2

Storms0.1

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

Section by section in January

Section	Warning days	Most common
Navarre	2.5 over 7 stages	snow and wind
Aragon	6.0 over 11 stages	cold and snow
Lleida	4.5 over 8 stages	cold and snow
Girona	5.0 over 12 stages	cold and wind

The worst January days on the GR 11

orange27 January 2019: orange warning on 36 of 38 stages, for wind and snow · the episode
orange28 January 2019: orange warning on 36 of 38 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
red24 January 2019: red warning on 35 of 38 stages, for wind, cold and snow · the episode
red23 January 2019: red warning on 33 of 38 stages, for wind and snow · the episode
orange6 January 2026: orange warning on 32 of 38 stages, for wind, cold and snow · the episode
orange2 January 2021: orange warning on 28 of 38 stages, for wind and cold
orange3 January 2021: orange warning on 28 of 38 stages, for wind and cold
orange6 January 2021: orange warning on 28 of 38 stages, for cold · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is January a good month to walk the GR 11?

By warnings, January is number 12 of 12 for calm: on average, 18 warning days walking the 38 stages. The section with the most warnings in January is Lleida; the fewest, Navarre.

Which warnings are there on the GR 11 in January?

Mostly for cold and wind. Orange or red shows up on 4.0 stage-days in January, 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.