The Picos de Europa in April: warnings stage by stage

Picos de Europa in April, 7 stages. April warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you drive the whole route in April, expect around 1.3 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 5 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.3

warning days

in 7 stages, on average

18%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 22%

0.1

orange or red days

in 7 stages, on average

Snow

the most common warning

in April

Stage by stage in April

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1. Cangas de Onís – Arenas de Cabrales17%

2. Arenas de Cabrales – Panes17%

3. Panes – Potes18%

4. Potes – Fuente Dé11%

5. Fuente Dé – Posada de Valdeón22%

6. Posada de Valdeón – Riaño19%

7. Riaño – Cangas de Onís23%

Share of April days with some warning in each stage's zones, 2019–2025; the colour is each day's highest level.

Which warnings come in April

Snow0.5

Wind0.4

Rain0.4

Storms0.3

Cold0.1

Stage-days with a warning of each kind in April, on average; a day can have several.

Section by section in April

Section	Warning days	Most common
Asturias	0.3 over 2 stages	snow and rain
Liébana	0.3 over 2 stages	wind and rain
León	0.6 over 3 stages	snow and rain

The worst April days on the Picos de Europa

orange6 April 2024: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for wind
orange1 April 2022: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for snow · the episode
orange2 April 2022: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for snow · the episode
orange5 April 2024: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for wind

Frequently asked questions

Is April a good month to drive the Picos de Europa?

By warnings, April is number 5 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.3 warning days driving the 7 stretches. The section with the most warnings in April is León; the fewest, Liébana.

Which warnings are there on the Picos de Europa in April?

Mostly for snow and wind. Orange or red shows up on 0.1 stage-days in April, 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.