The GR 221 in January: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in January, expect around 2.3 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 10 of 12 for fewest warnings.

2.3

warning days

in 8 stages, on average

29%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 22%

0.2

orange or red days

in 8 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Port d'Andratx – Estellencs37%

2. Estellencs – Esporles24%

3. Esporles – Valldemossa24%

4. Valldemossa – Deià24%

5. Deià – Sóller24%

6. Sóller – Tossals Verds35%

7. Tossals Verds – Lluc35%

8. Lluc – Pollença28%

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

Wind1.2

Cold0.6

Rain0.5

Snow0.2

Storms0.2

Fog0.1

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
West	1.1 over 4 stages	wind and cold
Northern Tramuntana	1.2 over 4 stages	wind and cold

The worst January days on the GR 221

orange19 January 2020: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange20 January 2020: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange22 January 2021: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for storms and wind · the episode
orange17 January 2023: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for wind · the episode
orange28 January 2023: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for snow
orange29 January 2023: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for snow
orange25 January 2026: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for storms and wind · the episode
orange28 January 2026: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and wind · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is January a good month to walk the GR 221?

By warnings, January is number 10 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.3 warning days walking the 8 stages. The section with the most warnings in January is Northern Tramuntana; the fewest, West.

Which warnings are there on the GR 221 in January?

Mostly for wind and cold. Orange or red shows up on 0.2 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.