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The Ribeira Sacra in August: warnings stage by stage

Ribeira Sacra in August, 4 stages. August warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you drive the whole route in August, expect around 0.7 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 11 of 12 for fewest warnings.

0.7

warning days

in 4 stages, on average

17%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 13%

0.1

orange or red days

in 4 stages, on average

Heat

the most common warning

in August

Stage by stage in August

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1. Ourense – Parada de Sil28%
2. Parada de Sil – Castro Caldelas7%
3. Castro Caldelas – Monforte de Lemos16%
4. Monforte de Lemos – Chantada16%

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
Storms0.1
Rain0.1

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

Section by section in August

SectionWarning daysMost common
Sil canyon0.4 over 2 stagesheat and storms
Miño and Monforte0.3 over 2 stagesheat and storms

The worst August days on the Ribeira Sacra

Frequently asked questions

Is August a good month to drive the Ribeira Sacra?

By warnings, August is number 11 of 12 for calm: on average, 0.7 warning days driving the 4 stretches. The section with the most warnings in August is Sil canyon; the fewest, Miño and Monforte.

Which warnings are there on the Ribeira Sacra in August?

Mostly for heat and storms. Orange or red shows up on 0.1 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.

The Ribeira Sacra, month by month