The GR 131 in August: warnings stage by stage

GR 131 in August, 30 stages. August warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you walk the whole route in August, expect around 7.3 warning days on your stage, on average. It's the month with the most warnings.

7.3

warning days

in 30 stages, on average

24%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 13%

2.0

orange or red days

in 30 stages, on average

Heat

the most common warning

in August

Stage by stage in August

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1. Órzola – Haría13%

2. Haría – Teguise13%

3. Teguise – Yaiza13%

4. Yaiza – Playa Blanca13%

5. Corralejo – La Oliva18%

6. La Oliva – Tefía18%

7. Tefía – Betancuria18%

8. Betancuria – Pájara18%

9. Pájara – La Pared18%

10. La Pared – Morro Jable18%

11. Puerto de las Nieves – Artenara46%

12. Artenara – Cruz de Tejeda46%

13. Cruz de Tejeda – San Bartolomé de Tirajana46%

14. San Bartolomé de Tirajana – Maspalomas46%

15. La Esperanza – Arafo28%

16. Arafo – El Portillo28%

17. El Portillo – Las Cañadas del Teide12%

18. Las Cañadas del Teide – Vilaflor28%

19. Vilaflor – Arona28%

20. San Sebastián de La Gomera – Garajonay27%

21. Garajonay – Chipude27%

22. Chipude – Vallehermoso27%

23. Puerto de Tazacorte – Torre del Time21%

24. Torre del Time – Roque de los Muchachos24%

25. Roque de los Muchachos – Refugio del Pilar19%

26. Refugio del Pilar – Fuencaliente19%

27. Fuencaliente – Faro de Fuencaliente19%

28. Valverde – San Andrés25%

29. San Andrés – Malpaso25%

30. Malpaso – Faro de Orchilla25%

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

Heat6.3

Wind1.7

Dust0.9

Storms0.2

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
Lanzarote	0.5 over 4 stages	heat and dust
Fuerteventura	1.1 over 6 stages	heat and dust
Gran Canaria	1.8 over 4 stages	heat and wind
Tenerife	1.2 over 5 stages	heat and wind
La Gomera	0.8 over 3 stages	heat and wind
La Palma	1.0 over 5 stages	heat and wind
El Hierro	0.8 over 3 stages	heat and wind

The worst August days on the GR 131

red27 August 2020: red warning on 30 of 30 stages, for heat · the episode
red15 August 2021: red warning on 30 of 30 stages, for heat and dust · the episode
red16 August 2021: red warning on 30 of 30 stages, for wind, heat and dust · the episode
red17 August 2021: red warning on 30 of 30 stages, for wind and heat · the episode
red11 August 2023: red warning on 30 of 30 stages, for wind, heat and dust · the episode
red12 August 2023: red warning on 30 of 30 stages, for wind, heat and dust · the episode
red9 August 2025: red warning on 30 of 30 stages, for heat · the episode
red10 August 2025: red warning on 30 of 30 stages, for heat and dust · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is August a good month to walk the GR 131?

By warnings, August is number 12 of 12 for calm: on average, 7.3 warning days walking the 30 stages. The section with the most warnings in August is Gran Canaria; the fewest, Lanzarote.

Which warnings are there on the GR 131 in August?

Mostly for heat and wind. Orange or red shows up on 2.0 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.