The Picos de Europa in March: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in March, expect around 1.8 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 9 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.8

warning days

in 7 stages, on average

25%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 22%

0.2

orange or red days

in 7 stages, on average

Snow

the most common warning

in March

Stage by stage in March

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1. Cangas de Onís – Arenas de Cabrales23%

2. Arenas de Cabrales – Panes23%

3. Panes – Potes25%

4. Potes – Fuente Dé20%

5. Fuente Dé – Posada de Valdeón30%

6. Posada de Valdeón – Riaño26%

7. Riaño – Cangas de Onís30%

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

Which warnings come in March

Snow1.0

Wind0.7

Cold0.2

Rain0.2

Storms0.1

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

Section by section in March

Section	Warning days	Most common
Asturias	0.5 over 2 stages	snow and wind
Liébana	0.5 over 2 stages	snow and wind
León	0.9 over 3 stages	snow and wind

The worst March days on the Picos de Europa

orange5 March 2019: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind
orange6 March 2019: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind
orange1 March 2020: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange2 March 2020: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange31 March 2022: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for snow
orange20 March 2025: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind
orange5 March 2022: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for cold
orange2 March 2024: orange warning on 3 of 7 stages, for snow

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, March is number 9 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.8 warning days driving the 7 stretches. The section with the most warnings in March is León; the fewest, Asturias.

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

Mostly for snow and wind. Orange or red shows up on 0.2 stage-days in March, 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.