The Picos de Europa in December: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in December, expect around 2.1 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 11 of 12 for fewest warnings.

2.1

warning days

in 7 stages, on average

30%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 22%

0.5

orange or red days

in 7 stages, on average

Snow

the most common warning

in December

Stage by stage in December

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1. Cangas de Onís – Arenas de Cabrales26%

2. Arenas de Cabrales – Panes26%

3. Panes – Potes29%

4. Potes – Fuente Dé24%

5. Fuente Dé – Posada de Valdeón36%

6. Posada de Valdeón – Riaño31%

7. Riaño – Cangas de Onís35%

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

Which warnings come in December

Snow1.1

Wind0.9

Rain0.3

Cold0.2

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

Section by section in December

Section	Warning days	Most common
Asturias	0.5 over 2 stages	snow and wind
Liébana	0.5 over 2 stages	wind and snow
León	1.0 over 3 stages	snow and wind

The worst December days on the Picos de Europa

red8 December 2024: red warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange19 December 2019: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange21 December 2019: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for wind · the episode
orange2 December 2021: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain and snow
red9 December 2024: red warning on 6 of 7 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange18 December 2018: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind
orange18 December 2019: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind · the episode
orange5 December 2020: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for rain and snow

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, December is number 11 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.1 warning days driving the 7 stretches. The section with the most warnings in December is León; the fewest, Asturias.

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

Mostly for snow and wind. Orange or red shows up on 0.5 stage-days in December, 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.