The Don Quixote route in May: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in May, expect around 0.8 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 5 of 12 for fewest warnings.

0.8

warning days

in 9 stages, on average

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 19%

0.1

orange or red days

in 9 stages, on average

Storms

the most common warning

in May

Stage by stage in May

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1. Toledo – Consuegra8%

2. Consuegra – Puerto Lápice8%

3. Puerto Lápice – Campo de Criptana7%

4. Campo de Criptana – El Toboso8%

5. El Toboso – Belmonte10%

6. Belmonte – San Clemente8%

7. San Clemente – Lagunas de Ruidera12%

8. Lagunas de Ruidera – Villanueva de los Infantes14%

9. Villanueva de los Infantes – Almagro7%

Share of May days with some warning in each stage's zones, 2019–2025; the colour is each day's highest level.

Which warnings come in May

Storms0.6

Rain0.6

Heat0.1

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

Section by section in May

Section	Warning days	Most common
Toledo to El Toboso	0.3 over 4 stages	storms and rain
La Mancha of Cuenca	0.2 over 2 stages	storms and rain
San Clemente to Almagro	0.3 over 3 stages	storms and rain

The worst May days on the Don Quixote route

orange7 May 2026: orange warning on 6 of 9 stages, for rain and storms
orange28 May 2023: orange warning on 5 of 9 stages, for rain and storms
orange2 May 2025: orange warning on 4 of 9 stages, for rain and storms
orange7 May 2025: orange warning on 2 of 9 stages, for rain and storms

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, May is number 5 of 12 for calm: on average, 0.8 warning days driving the 9 stretches. The section with the most warnings in May is San Clemente to Almagro; the fewest, Toledo to El Toboso.

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

Mostly for storms and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.1 stage-days in May, 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.