The Picos de Europa in August: warnings stage by stage

Picos de Europa in August, 7 stages. August warnings 2019–2025; updated 26 October 2026.

If you drive the whole route in August, expect around 1.1 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 4 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.1

warning days

in 7 stages, on average

15%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 22%

0.2

orange or red days

in 7 stages, on average

Heat

the most common warning

in August

Stage by stage in August

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1. Cangas de Onís – Arenas de Cabrales11%

2. Arenas de Cabrales – Panes11%

3. Panes – Potes15%

4. Potes – Fuente Dé14%

5. Fuente Dé – Posada de Valdeón20%

6. Posada de Valdeón – Riaño17%

7. Riaño – Cangas de Onís19%

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

Which warnings come in August

Heat0.5

Storms0.5

Rain0.4

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

Section by section in August

Section	Warning days	Most common
Asturias	0.2 over 2 stages	rain and storms
Liébana	0.3 over 2 stages	storms and heat
León	0.6 over 3 stages	heat and storms

The worst August days on the Picos de Europa

red11 August 2024: red warning on 6 of 7 stages, for heat · the episode
red15 August 2025: red warning on 6 of 7 stages, for heat · the episode
orange11 August 2020: orange warning on 4 of 7 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange25 August 2019: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for rain and storms
orange29 August 2022: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for rain and storms
orange9 August 2023: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for heat · the episode
orange23 August 2023: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for heat · the episode
orange10 August 2025: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for heat · the episode

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, August is number 4 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.1 warning days driving the 7 stretches. The section with the most warnings in August is León; the fewest, Asturias.

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

Mostly for heat and storms. Orange or red shows up on 0.2 stage-days in August, 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.