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The Ribeira Sacra in January: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in January, expect around 0.7 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 10 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

Wind

the most common warning

in January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Ourense – Parada de Sil18%
2. Parada de Sil – Castro Caldelas16%
3. Castro Caldelas – Monforte de Lemos20%
4. Monforte de Lemos – Chantada12%

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

Wind0.3
Cold0.2
Rain0.1
Snow0.1

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

Section by section in January

SectionWarning daysMost common
Sil canyon0.3 over 2 stageswind and cold
Miño and Monforte0.3 over 2 stagescold and wind

The worst January days on the Ribeira Sacra

Frequently asked questions

Is January a good month to drive the Ribeira Sacra?

By warnings, January is number 10 of 12 for calm: on average, 0.7 warning days driving the 4 stretches. The section with the most warnings in January is Sil canyon; the fewest, Miño and Monforte.

Which warnings are there on the Ribeira Sacra in January?

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

The Ribeira Sacra, month by month