The Picos de Europa in October: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in October, expect around 1.4 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 6 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.4

warning days

in 7 stages, on average

20%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 22%

0.3

orange or red days

in 7 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in October

Stage by stage in October

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1. Cangas de Onís – Arenas de Cabrales20%

2. Arenas de Cabrales – Panes20%

3. Panes – Potes23%

4. Potes – Fuente Dé19%

5. Fuente Dé – Posada de Valdeón22%

6. Posada de Valdeón – Riaño17%

7. Riaño – Cangas de Onís22%

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

Which warnings come in October

Wind1.2

Rain0.4

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

Section by section in October

Section	Warning days	Most common
Asturias	0.4 over 2 stages	wind and rain
Liébana	0.4 over 2 stages	wind and rain
León	0.6 over 3 stages	wind and rain

The worst October days on the Picos de Europa

red9 October 2024: red warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange20 October 2020: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange21 October 2020: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange23 October 2022: orange warning on 7 of 7 stages, for rain and wind
orange28 October 2018: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for snow
orange19 October 2020: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind
orange17 October 2023: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind
orange18 October 2023: orange warning on 6 of 7 stages, for wind

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, October is number 6 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.4 warning days driving the 7 stretches. The section with the most warnings in October is Liébana; the fewest, León.

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

Mostly for wind and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.3 stage-days in October, 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.