The Ribeira Sacra in October: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in October, expect around 0.6 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 8 of 12 for fewest warnings.

0.6

warning days

in 4 stages, on average

15%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 13%

0.0

orange or red days

in 4 stages, on average

Rain

the most common warning

in October

Stage by stage in October

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1. Ourense – Parada de Sil18%

2. Parada de Sil – Castro Caldelas16%

3. Castro Caldelas – Monforte de Lemos16%

4. Monforte de Lemos – Chantada10%

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

Rain0.5

Wind0.3

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

The worst October days on the Ribeira Sacra

orange9 October 2024: orange warning on 4 of 4 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange26 October 2023: orange warning on 3 of 4 stages, for rain and wind

Frequently asked questions

Is October a good month to drive the Ribeira Sacra?

By warnings, October is number 8 of 12 for calm: on average, 0.6 warning days driving the 4 stretches. The section with the most warnings in October is Sil canyon; the fewest, Miño and Monforte.

Which warnings are there on the Ribeira Sacra in October?

Mostly for rain and wind. Orange or red shows up on 0.0 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.