The GR 131 in May: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in May, expect around 2.2 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 2 of 12 for fewest warnings.

2.2

warning days

in 30 stages, on average

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 13%

0.2

orange or red days

in 30 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in May

Stage by stage in May

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1. Órzola – Haría5%

2. Haría – Teguise5%

3. Teguise – Yaiza5%

4. Yaiza – Playa Blanca5%

5. Corralejo – La Oliva3%

6. La Oliva – Tefía3%

7. Tefía – Betancuria3%

8. Betancuria – Pájara3%

9. Pájara – La Pared3%

10. La Pared – Morro Jable3%

11. Puerto de las Nieves – Artenara11%

12. Artenara – Cruz de Tejeda12%

13. Cruz de Tejeda – San Bartolomé de Tirajana12%

14. San Bartolomé de Tirajana – Maspalomas11%

15. La Esperanza – Arafo9%

16. Arafo – El Portillo9%

17. El Portillo – Las Cañadas del Teide2%

18. Las Cañadas del Teide – Vilaflor9%

19. Vilaflor – Arona8%

20. San Sebastián de La Gomera – Garajonay12%

21. Garajonay – Chipude12%

22. Chipude – Vallehermoso12%

23. Puerto de Tazacorte – Torre del Time8%

24. Torre del Time – Roque de los Muchachos9%

25. Roque de los Muchachos – Refugio del Pilar7%

26. Refugio del Pilar – Fuencaliente7%

27. Fuencaliente – Faro de Fuencaliente7%

28. Valverde – San Andrés8%

29. San Andrés – Malpaso8%

30. Malpaso – Faro de Orchilla8%

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

Which warnings come in May

Wind2.0

Heat0.2

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

Section by section in May

Section	Warning days	Most common
Lanzarote	0.2 over 4 stages	wind
Fuerteventura	0.2 over 6 stages	wind and heat
Gran Canaria	0.5 over 4 stages	wind and heat
Tenerife	0.4 over 5 stages	wind and rain
La Gomera	0.4 over 3 stages	wind
La Palma	0.4 over 5 stages	wind
El Hierro	0.2 over 3 stages	wind

The worst May days on the GR 131

orange8 May 2023: orange warning on 10 of 30 stages, for wind
orange9 May 2023: orange warning on 10 of 30 stages, for wind
orange14 May 2021: orange warning on 9 of 30 stages, for wind
orange10 May 2023: orange warning on 8 of 30 stages, for wind
orange15 May 2021: orange warning on 3 of 30 stages, for wind

Frequently asked questions

Is May a good month to walk the GR 131?

By warnings, May is number 2 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.2 warning days walking the 30 stages. The section with the most warnings in May is La Gomera; the fewest, Fuerteventura.

Which warnings are there on the GR 131 in May?

Mostly for wind and heat. Orange or red shows up on 0.2 stage-days in May, 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.