The GR 221 in October: warnings stage by stage

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

If you walk the whole route in October, expect around 1.7 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 6 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.7

warning days

in 8 stages, on average

21%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 22%

0.4

orange or red days

in 8 stages, on average

Rain

the most common warning

in October

Stage by stage in October

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1. Port d'Andratx – Estellencs23%

2. Estellencs – Esporles20%

3. Esporles – Valldemossa20%

4. Valldemossa – Deià20%

5. Deià – Sóller20%

6. Sóller – Tossals Verds23%

7. Tossals Verds – Lluc23%

8. Lluc – Pollença22%

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

Rain1.3

Storms0.7

Wind0.5

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
West	0.8 over 4 stages	rain and storms
Northern Tramuntana	0.9 over 4 stages	rain and storms

The worst October days on the GR 221

red10 October 2018: red warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange14 October 2018: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange15 October 2018: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange18 October 2018: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange19 October 2018: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange27 October 2018: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain, storms and wind
orange28 October 2018: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain, storms and wind
orange21 October 2019: orange warning on 8 of 8 stages, for rain

Frequently asked questions

Is October a good month to walk the GR 221?

By warnings, October is number 6 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.7 warning days walking the 8 stages. The section with the most warnings in October is Northern Tramuntana; the fewest, West.

Which warnings are there on the GR 221 in October?

Mostly for rain and storms. Orange or red shows up on 0.4 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.