The Picos de Europa in January: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in January, expect around 2.8 warning days on your stage, on average. It's the month with the most warnings.

2.8

warning days

in 7 stages, on average

40%

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 January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Cangas de Onís – Arenas de Cabrales30%

2. Arenas de Cabrales – Panes30%

3. Panes – Potes34%

4. Potes – Fuente Dé31%

5. Fuente Dé – Posada de Valdeón53%

6. Posada de Valdeón – Riaño48%

7. Riaño – Cangas de Onís53%

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

Which warnings come in January

Snow1.2

Wind1.1

Cold0.9

Rain0.4

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

Section by section in January

Section	Warning days	Most common
Asturias	0.6 over 2 stages	wind and snow
Liébana	0.6 over 2 stages	wind and snow
León	1.5 over 3 stages	cold and snow

The worst January days on the Picos de Europa

orange22 January 2019: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain, cold and snow · the episode
orange23 January 2019: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange17 January 2023: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange18 January 2023: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for snow · the episode
orange19 January 2020: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for snow · the episode
orange19 January 2021: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind
orange20 January 2021: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind · the episode
orange26 January 2025: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind · the episode

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, January is number 12 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.8 warning days driving the 7 stretches. The section with the most warnings in January is León; the fewest, Asturias.

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

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