The Ribeira Sacra in December: warnings stage by stage

Ribeira Sacra in December, 4 stages. December warnings 2019–2025; updated 26 October 2026.

If you drive the whole route in December, expect around 0.5 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 7 of 12 for fewest warnings.

0.5

warning days

in 4 stages, on average

13%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 13%

0.1

orange or red days

in 4 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in December

Stage by stage in December

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1. Ourense – Parada de Sil15%

2. Parada de Sil – Castro Caldelas14%

3. Castro Caldelas – Monforte de Lemos14%

4. Monforte de Lemos – Chantada7%

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

Wind0.2

Snow0.2

Rain0.2

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
Sil canyon	0.3 over 2 stages	snow and wind
Miño and Monforte	0.2 over 2 stages	rain and wind

The worst December days on the Ribeira Sacra

orange21 December 2019: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for wind · the episode
orange16 December 2019: orange warning on 3 of 4 stages, for snow · the episode
orange17 December 2019: orange warning on 3 of 4 stages, for snow · the episode
orange19 December 2019: orange warning on 3 of 4 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange22 December 2019: orange warning on 3 of 4 stages, for wind · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is December a good month to drive the Ribeira Sacra?

By warnings, December is number 7 of 12 for calm: on average, 0.5 warning days driving the 4 stretches. The section with the most warnings in December is Sil canyon; the fewest, Miño and Monforte.

Which warnings are there on the Ribeira Sacra in December?

Mostly for wind and snow. Orange or red shows up on 0.1 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.