The GR 131 in January: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in January, expect around 4.0 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 8 of 12 for fewest warnings.

4.0

warning days

in 30 stages, on average

13%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 13%

0.6

orange or red days

in 30 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Órzola – Haría10%

2. Haría – Teguise10%

3. Teguise – Yaiza10%

4. Yaiza – Playa Blanca10%

5. Corralejo – La Oliva10%

6. La Oliva – Tefía10%

7. Tefía – Betancuria10%

8. Betancuria – Pájara10%

9. Pájara – La Pared10%

10. La Pared – Morro Jable10%

11. Puerto de las Nieves – Artenara12%

12. Artenara – Cruz de Tejeda13%

13. Cruz de Tejeda – San Bartolomé de Tirajana13%

14. San Bartolomé de Tirajana – Maspalomas12%

15. La Esperanza – Arafo16%

16. Arafo – El Portillo17%

17. El Portillo – Las Cañadas del Teide12%

18. Las Cañadas del Teide – Vilaflor17%

19. Vilaflor – Arona15%

20. San Sebastián de La Gomera – Garajonay18%

21. Garajonay – Chipude18%

22. Chipude – Vallehermoso18%

23. Puerto de Tazacorte – Torre del Time18%

24. Torre del Time – Roque de los Muchachos18%

25. Roque de los Muchachos – Refugio del Pilar15%

26. Refugio del Pilar – Fuencaliente15%

27. Fuencaliente – Faro de Fuencaliente15%

28. Valverde – San Andrés15%

29. San Andrés – Malpaso15%

30. Malpaso – Faro de Orchilla15%

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

Wind2.7

Dust1.8

Rain1.0

Storms0.6

Snow0.1

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

The worst January days on the GR 131

orange24 January 2024: orange warning on 25 of 30 stages, for wind and dust
orange7 January 2021: orange warning on 20 of 30 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
orange8 January 2021: orange warning on 20 of 30 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange6 January 2021: orange warning on 16 of 30 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange17 January 2022: orange warning on 12 of 30 stages, for rain, storms, wind and dust
orange16 January 2022: orange warning on 10 of 30 stages, for rain, storms, wind and dust
orange16 January 2024: orange warning on 8 of 30 stages, for rain and wind
orange4 January 2021: orange warning on 5 of 30 stages, for rain and wind

Frequently asked questions

Is January a good month to walk the GR 131?

By warnings, January is number 8 of 12 for calm: on average, 4.0 warning days walking the 30 stages. The section with the most warnings in January is La Gomera; the fewest, Lanzarote.

Which warnings are there on the GR 131 in January?

Mostly for wind and dust. Orange or red shows up on 0.6 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.