The GR 131 in December: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in December, expect around 3.7 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 7 of 12 for fewest warnings.

3.7

warning days

in 30 stages, on average

12%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 13%

0.5

orange or red days

in 30 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in December

Stage by stage in December

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1. Órzola – Haría11%

2. Haría – Teguise11%

3. Teguise – Yaiza11%

4. Yaiza – Playa Blanca11%

5. Corralejo – La Oliva9%

6. La Oliva – Tefía9%

7. Tefía – Betancuria9%

8. Betancuria – Pájara9%

9. Pájara – La Pared9%

10. La Pared – Morro Jable9%

11. Puerto de las Nieves – Artenara8%

12. Artenara – Cruz de Tejeda11%

13. Cruz de Tejeda – San Bartolomé de Tirajana11%

14. San Bartolomé de Tirajana – Maspalomas8%

15. La Esperanza – Arafo13%

16. Arafo – El Portillo15%

17. El Portillo – Las Cañadas del Teide13%

18. Las Cañadas del Teide – Vilaflor15%

19. Vilaflor – Arona10%

20. San Sebastián de La Gomera – Garajonay14%

21. Garajonay – Chipude14%

22. Chipude – Vallehermoso14%

23. Puerto de Tazacorte – Torre del Time16%

24. Torre del Time – Roque de los Muchachos18%

25. Roque de los Muchachos – Refugio del Pilar14%

26. Refugio del Pilar – Fuencaliente14%

27. Fuencaliente – Faro de Fuencaliente13%

28. Valverde – San Andrés15%

29. San Andrés – Malpaso15%

30. Malpaso – Faro de Orchilla15%

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

Wind2.4

Rain1.8

Storms0.8

Dust0.6

Snow0.1

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
Lanzarote	0.4 over 4 stages	rain and wind
Fuerteventura	0.6 over 6 stages	rain and wind
Gran Canaria	0.4 over 4 stages	wind and rain
Tenerife	0.7 over 5 stages	wind and rain
La Gomera	0.4 over 3 stages	wind and rain
La Palma	0.8 over 5 stages	wind and rain
El Hierro	0.5 over 3 stages	wind and rain

The worst December days on the GR 131

orange13 December 2025: orange warning on 26 of 30 stages, for rain, storms, wind and snow · the episode
orange27 December 2022: orange warning on 17 of 30 stages, for rain, wind and dust
red15 December 2024: red warning on 16 of 30 stages, for wind
red16 December 2024: red warning on 11 of 30 stages, for wind
orange7 December 2022: orange warning on 8 of 30 stages, for rain, storms and wind
orange4 December 2022: orange warning on 7 of 30 stages, for rain and wind
orange5 December 2022: orange warning on 7 of 30 stages, for rain and wind
orange17 December 2023: orange warning on 7 of 30 stages, for wind

Frequently asked questions

Is December a good month to walk the GR 131?

By warnings, December is number 7 of 12 for calm: on average, 3.7 warning days walking the 30 stages. The section with the most warnings in December is El Hierro; the fewest, Fuerteventura.

Which warnings are there on the GR 131 in December?

Mostly for wind and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.5 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.