Costa da Morte weather: warnings stage by stage, month by month

Costa da Morte, A Coruña to Carnota, in 6 stages. Warnings 2019–2025; updated 26 October 2026.

The Costa da Morte is the western coast of A Coruña: Malpica, Laxe, Camariñas, Muxía, Fisterra and Carnota. Its signature warning is wind, and by warnings it's one of the calmest routes, with a very quiet summer. This is what the official warnings say, stretch by stretch and month by month.

August

the month with the fewest warnings

0.2 warning days driving the whole route

January

the month with the most warnings

1.4 warning days in 6 stages

warning zones

in 1 provinces

red days on some stage

2019 to 2025

It's six stretches from A Coruña through two zones, north-western and western A Coruña, both with fewer warning days than Spain's typical zone. For each stretch we count the warning days in the zones it crosses, and add them up month by month.

July and August are the calmest months. From October to January the warnings arrive, almost always for rain and wind; January and October are the busiest.

Wind is the signature warning: yellow starts at gusts of 80 km/h, and north-western A Coruña is the zone with the most wind warnings. Heat and snow barely count. The red warning days on the route in the last eight years have been 21 and 22 December 2019, both for wind.

The Costa da Morte's warning zones

AEMET doesn't warn by village but by zone. The Costa da Morte crosses 2 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 A Coruña to Carnota in each month. Tap a month to see it stage by stage.

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1.4Jan 0.7Feb 0.8Mar 0.5Apr 0.3May 0.3Jun 0.2Jul 0.2Aug 0.6Sep 1.3Oct 1.2Nov 1.2Dec

Stage-days with a warning, average 2019–2025, over 6 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. A Coruña – Malpica	23	11	14	7	5	6	4	3	9	15	19	18
2. Malpica – Laxe	23	11	14	7	5	6	4	3	9	15	19	18
3. Laxe – Camariñas	26	14	16	10	6	8	5	4	11	24	24	24
4. Camariñas – Muxía	22	13	12	8	5	4	3	3	9	24	18	20
5. Muxía – Fisterra	22	13	12	8	5	4	3	3	9	24	18	20
6. Fisterra – Carnota	22	13	12	8	5	4	3	3	9	24	18	20

The Costa da Morte section by section

A Coruña to Camariñas: A Coruña – Camariñas

Through Malpica and Laxe. Wind is the top reason for a warning, ahead of rain; January and November are the busiest months, and July and August the calmest.

Most common: wind, rain and storms. Most warnings in January and November; fewest in August and July.

Camariñas to Carnota: Camariñas – Carnota

Through Muxía and Fisterra. Here rain comes ahead of wind; October and January are the busiest months, and July and August the calmest.

Most common: rain, wind and storms. Most warnings in October and January; fewest in July and August.

The worst days on the Costa da Morte

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

red21 December 2019: red warning on 6 of 6 stages, for wind · the episode
orange6 November 2018: orange warning on 6 of 6 stages, for rain and wind
orange9 November 2018: orange warning on 6 of 6 stages, for rain and wind
orange1 February 2019: orange warning on 6 of 6 stages, for wind · the episode
orange6 June 2019: orange warning on 6 of 6 stages, for rain and wind
orange14 November 2019: orange warning on 6 of 6 stages, for wind · the episode
orange18 December 2019: orange warning on 6 of 6 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange14 January 2020: orange warning on 6 of 6 stages, for wind

When a warning is issued on the Costa da Morte

Thresholds change from zone to zone. These are the yellow ones in the Costa da Morte's zones:

Zone	Heat	Cold	Wind	Rain 1 h	Snow 24 h
Noroeste de A Coruña	34 °C	−1 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	2 cm
Oeste de A Coruña	34 °C	−1 °C	80 km/h	15 mm	2 cm

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

Tips for the Costa da Morte

Check AEMET's forecast the evening before each stretch, and the zone's warnings on the Climaviso map.
With a wind warning, take care on exposed capes and viewpoints, such as those at Fisterra or Muxía, and hold the doors firmly when getting out of the car.
From October to January, if there's a rain or wind warning, check road conditions with the DGT and drive calmly.
Warnings are rare in summer: July and August are the calmest time to drive it.
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 Costa da Morte?

By warnings, August: on average, 0.2 warning days if you drive the 6 stretches that month. Then July and June. The month with the most warnings is January, with 1.4 days.

Which section of the Costa da Morte gets the most rain warnings?

Camariñas to Carnota: on average, a rain warning on 8% of days, mostly in October, November and December.

Does the Costa da Morte get hot enough for warnings in summer?

Not much: in July and August, even the section with the most heat warnings (A Coruña to Camariñas) doesn't reach 5% of days with a heat warning.

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.