The GR 131 in October: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in October, expect around 2.8 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 4 of 12 for fewest warnings.

2.8

warning days

in 30 stages, on average

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 13%

0.1

orange or red days

in 30 stages, on average

Heat

the most common warning

in October

Stage by stage in October

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1. Órzola – Haría8%

2. Haría – Teguise8%

3. Teguise – Yaiza8%

4. Yaiza – Playa Blanca8%

5. Corralejo – La Oliva7%

6. La Oliva – Tefía7%

7. Tefía – Betancuria7%

8. Betancuria – Pájara7%

9. Pájara – La Pared7%

10. La Pared – Morro Jable7%

11. Puerto de las Nieves – Artenara12%

12. Artenara – Cruz de Tejeda12%

13. Cruz de Tejeda – San Bartolomé de Tirajana12%

14. San Bartolomé de Tirajana – Maspalomas12%

15. La Esperanza – Arafo11%

16. Arafo – El Portillo12%

17. El Portillo – Las Cañadas del Teide7%

18. Las Cañadas del Teide – Vilaflor12%

19. Vilaflor – Arona11%

20. San Sebastián de La Gomera – Garajonay11%

21. Garajonay – Chipude11%

22. Chipude – Vallehermoso11%

23. Puerto de Tazacorte – Torre del Time8%

24. Torre del Time – Roque de los Muchachos9%

25. Roque de los Muchachos – Refugio del Pilar9%

26. Refugio del Pilar – Fuencaliente9%

27. Fuencaliente – Faro de Fuencaliente8%

28. Valverde – San Andrés9%

29. San Andrés – Malpaso9%

30. Malpaso – Faro de Orchilla9%

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

Which warnings come in October

Heat1.9

Dust0.5

Rain0.4

Wind0.3

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

Section by section in October

Section	Warning days	Most common
Lanzarote	0.3 over 4 stages	heat and dust
Fuerteventura	0.4 over 6 stages	heat and dust
Gran Canaria	0.5 over 4 stages	heat and dust
Tenerife	0.5 over 5 stages	heat and rain
La Gomera	0.3 over 3 stages	heat and wind
La Palma	0.4 over 5 stages	heat and wind
El Hierro	0.3 over 3 stages	heat and dust

The worst October days on the GR 131

orange20 October 2020: orange warning on 8 of 30 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange22 October 2026: orange warning on 8 of 30 stages, for rain
orange4 October 2023: orange warning on 4 of 30 stages, for heat
orange1 October 2026: orange warning on 2 of 30 stages, for rain · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is October a good month to walk the GR 131?

By warnings, October is number 4 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.8 warning days walking the 30 stages. The section with the most warnings in October is Gran Canaria; the fewest, Fuerteventura.

Which warnings are there on the GR 131 in October?

Mostly for heat and dust. Orange or red shows up on 0.1 stage-days in October, 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.