The Don Quixote route in August: warnings stage by stage

Don Quixote route in August, 9 stages. August warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you drive the whole route in August, expect around 4.0 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 11 of 12 for fewest warnings.

4.0

warning days

in 9 stages, on average

45%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 19%

1.0

orange or red days

in 9 stages, on average

Heat

the most common warning

in August

Stage by stage in August

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1. Toledo – Consuegra48%

2. Consuegra – Puerto Lápice36%

3. Puerto Lápice – Campo de Criptana35%

4. Campo de Criptana – El Toboso36%

5. El Toboso – Belmonte48%

6. Belmonte – San Clemente47%

7. San Clemente – Lagunas de Ruidera60%

8. Lagunas de Ruidera – Villanueva de los Infantes59%

9. Villanueva de los Infantes – Almagro35%

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

Heat3.3

Storms1.0

Rain0.6

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

Section by section in August

Section	Warning days	Most common
Toledo to El Toboso	1.6 over 4 stages	heat and storms
La Mancha of Cuenca	1.0 over 2 stages	heat and storms
San Clemente to Almagro	1.5 over 3 stages	heat and storms

The worst August days on the Don Quixote route

red14 August 2021: red warning on 9 of 9 stages, for heat · the episode
red15 August 2021: red warning on 9 of 9 stages, for heat · the episode
red9 August 2023: red warning on 9 of 9 stages, for storms and heat · the episode
orange2 August 2018: orange warning on 9 of 9 stages, for heat · the episode
orange3 August 2018: orange warning on 9 of 9 stages, for heat · the episode
orange26 August 2019: orange warning on 9 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange1 August 2020: orange warning on 9 of 9 stages, for heat · the episode
orange11 August 2020: orange warning on 9 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is August a good month to drive the Don Quixote route?

By warnings, August is number 11 of 12 for calm: on average, 4.0 warning days driving the 9 stretches. The section with the most warnings in August is San Clemente to Almagro; the fewest, Toledo to El Toboso.

Which warnings are there on the Don Quixote route in August?

Mostly for heat and storms. Orange or red shows up on 1.0 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.