Camino del Cid weather: warnings stage by stage, month by month

Camino del Cid, Vivar del Cid to València, in 14 stages. Warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

The Camino del Cid follows the Cantar de mio Cid from Vivar, near Burgos, to València, through Castile, Aragon and inland Castellón. It's an inland route and, by warnings, one of the busier ones: almost all its zones get more warning days than Spain's typical zone. This is what the official warnings say, stretch by stretch and month by month.

October

the month with the fewest warnings

1.5 warning days driving the whole route

January

the month with the most warnings

6.3 warning days in 14 stages

warning zones

in 7 provinces

red days on some stage

2019 to 2025

It's fourteen stretches through four regions: Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Aragon and the Valencian Community. For each one we count the warning days in the zones it crosses, and add them up month by month.

April and October are the best months. January is the busiest, with cold and wind, and July and August bring heat and storms. In March, November and December snow is among the top reasons for a warning.

Snow weighs most in the Ibérica de Burgos, between Covarrubias and San Esteban de Gormaz, and in Albarracín y Jiloca, around Teruel. In the last eight years there have been red warnings on the route for cold and snow, such as on 9 and 12 January 2021; for heat, such as on 9 August 2019; and for rain and storms, such as on 18 and 19 October 2018 or 29 October 2024.

The Camino del Cid's warning zones

AEMET doesn't warn by village but by zone. The Camino del Cid crosses 9 warning zones, each with its own thresholds and warnings: on the same day one section can have a warning and the next none.

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Average warning days a year in each zone, 2019–2025, against the median of Spain's zones (54 days). Approximate route through the stages. Tap a zone to go to its page.

Driving the whole route, month by month

How many warning days you'd get, on average, driving one stretch a day from Vivar del Cid to València in each month. Tap a month to see it stage by stage.

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6.3Jan 2.4Feb 2.5Mar 1.5Apr 1.9May 4.6Jun 5.0Jul 4.9Aug 2.6Sep 1.5Oct 2.1Nov 2.6Dec

Stage-days with a warning, average 2019–2025, over 14 stages; the colour is the day's highest level in the stage's zones.

Stage by stage, month by month

Share of days with some warning in each stage's zones, 2019–2025. The darker, the more warnings.

Stage	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1. Vivar del Cid – Burgos	44	14	12	8	12	32	24	23	10	7	9	17
2. Burgos – Covarrubias	44	14	12	8	12	32	24	23	10	7	9	17
3. Covarrubias – Santo Domingo de Silos	60	24	21	14	16	35	29	25	14	15	20	25
4. Santo Domingo de Silos – San Esteban de Gormaz	57	24	22	15	15	40	35	30	16	17	18	24
5. San Esteban de Gormaz – Atienza	49	20	20	13	12	36	40	34	16	11	11	22
6. Atienza – Sigüenza	38	17	17	8	7	27	35	29	13	8	8	13
7. Sigüenza – Medinaceli	46	19	21	10	11	32	39	32	16	11	13	18
8. Medinaceli – Calatayud	50	20	20	12	16	39	47	47	19	11	16	16
9. Calatayud – Daroca	44	17	12	9	12	36	42	43	17	6	12	10
10. Daroca – Monreal del Campo	53	19	18	12	16	43	50	54	22	8	14	18
11. Monreal del Campo – Teruel	50	18	16	10	11	34	39	41	20	7	12	17
12. Teruel – Segorbe	55	23	25	14	19	39	44	48	32	14	27	30
13. Segorbe – Sagunto	29	11	19	12	17	26	31	35	35	16	28	24
14. Sagunto – València	13	6	14	7	8	14	23	24	24	12	15	10

The Camino del Cid section by section

Castile: Vivar del Cid – Medinaceli

From Vivar to Medinaceli through Burgos, Silos, Atienza and Sigüenza. Storms and rain are the most common reasons, with wind behind them; January and June are the busiest months. The Ibérica de Burgos is the zone on the route with the most snow warnings.

Most common: storms, rain and wind. Most warnings in January and June; fewest in April and October.

Aragon: Medinaceli – Teruel

From Medinaceli to Teruel through Calatayud, Daroca and Monreal del Campo, the most-warned part of the Camino del Cid. The Ibérica zaragozana is the zone with the most heat warnings on the whole route, and Albarracín y Jiloca the one with the most warning days.

Most common: storms, rain and heat. Most warnings in January and August; fewest in October and April.

Towards València: Teruel – València

From Teruel to València through Segorbe and Sagunto. Rain and storms come ahead of wind and heat; August and July are the busiest months. Inland southern Castellón is the zone on the route with the most wind warnings.

Most common: rain, storms and wind. Most warnings in August and July; fewest in April and February.

The worst days on the Camino del Cid

The days since 2018 with orange or red on the most stages at once.

orange2 March 2020: orange warning on 14 of 14 stages, for wind and snow · the episode
orange22 January 2021: orange warning on 14 of 14 stages, for wind · the episode
orange2 November 2023: orange warning on 14 of 14 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
red9 January 2021: red warning on 13 of 14 stages, for cold and snow · the episode
red12 January 2021: red warning on 13 of 14 stages, for cold and fog · the episode
orange20 December 2019: orange warning on 13 of 14 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
red13 January 2021: red warning on 12 of 14 stages, for cold · the episode
red14 January 2021: red warning on 12 of 14 stages, for cold · the episode

When a warning is issued on the Camino del Cid

Thresholds change from zone to zone. These are the yellow ones in the Camino del Cid's zones:

Zone	Heat	Cold	Wind	Rain 1 h	Snow 24 h
Meseta de Burgos	36 °C	−6 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Ibérica de Burgos	34 °C	−6 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	5 cm
Meseta de Soria	36 °C	−6 °C	70 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Serranía de Guadalajara	34 °C	−6 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	5 cm
Sistema Central de Soria	34 °C	−6 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	5 cm
Ibérica zaragozana	36 °C	−4 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	5 cm
Albarracín y Jiloca	36 °C	−6 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	5 cm
Interior sur de Castellón	36 °C	−6 °C	80 km/h	20 mm	2 cm
Litoral norte de Valencia	36 °C	−1 °C	70 km/h	20 mm	2 cm

Yellow thresholds from AEMET's warning plan. Orange and red need more. Storms have no numeric threshold.

Tips for the Camino del Cid

Check AEMET's forecast the evening before each stretch, and the zone's warnings on the Climaviso map.
In winter, check road conditions with the DGT before crossing the mountains of Burgos, Soria and Teruel: from December to March cold, wind and snow are the most common warnings.
With a snow warning, carry chains or winter tyres: in the mountain zones of Burgos, Soria, Guadalajara, Zaragoza and Teruel the yellow warning starts at 5 cm, and on the Burgos and Soria plateaus at 2 cm.
In July and August, start early: they're the months of heat and storms.
A warning covers the whole zone: it doesn't mean it will happen on your stretch, but it does mean you should keep an eye out.

Frequently asked questions

What's the best month to drive the Camino del Cid?

By warnings, October: on average, 1.5 warning days if you drive the 14 stretches that month. Then April and May. The month with the most warnings is January, with 6.3 days.

Which section of the Camino del Cid gets the most rain warnings?

Towards València: on average, a rain warning on 10% of days, mostly in June, August and September.

Does the Camino del Cid get hot enough for warnings in summer?

In July and August, the section with the most heat warnings is Aragon: a heat warning on 31% of days, on average.

Can it snow on the Camino del Cid?

Yes, above all on the mountain sections: snow warnings bunch up in the Ibérica de Burgos, Albarracín y Jiloca and Sistema Central de Soria zones, in January, March and November. There, yellow needs 5 cm in 24 hours.

What should I do if there's a warning on my route?

A yellow warning calls for attention, not cancelling: check the forecast and the DGT road status before setting off. With snow or strong wind, avoid mountain passes and mountain roads. With orange or red, follow Civil Protection's advice and put the stretch off if you can.

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.