The GR 221 in August: warnings stage by stage

GR 221 in August, 8 stages. August warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you walk the whole route in August, expect around 2.7 warning days on your stage, on average. It's the month with the most warnings.

2.7

warning days

in 8 stages, on average

34%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 22%

0.7

orange or red days

in 8 stages, on average

Heat

the most common warning

in August

Stage by stage in August

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1. Port d'Andratx – Estellencs37%

2. Estellencs – Esporles24%

3. Esporles – Valldemossa24%

4. Valldemossa – Deià24%

5. Deià – Sóller24%

6. Sóller – Tossals Verds52%

7. Tossals Verds – Lluc52%

8. Lluc – Pollença36%

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

Heat1.8

Storms0.9

Rain0.8

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
West	1.1 over 4 stages	heat and storms
Northern Tramuntana	1.6 over 4 stages	heat and storms

The worst August days on the GR 221

red15 August 2024: red warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange10 August 2018: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms
orange17 August 2018: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms
orange27 August 2019: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange28 August 2019: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms
orange29 August 2020: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange1 August 2021: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms
orange15 August 2021: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for heat · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is August a good month to walk the GR 221?

By warnings, August is number 12 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.7 warning days walking the 8 stages. The section with the most warnings in August is Northern Tramuntana; the fewest, West.

Which warnings are there on the GR 221 in August?

Mostly for heat and storms. Orange or red shows up on 0.7 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.