The Don Quixote route in October: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in October, expect around 1.0 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 7 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.0

warning days

in 9 stages, on average

11%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 19%

0.1

orange or red days

in 9 stages, on average

Rain

the most common warning

in October

Stage by stage in October

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1. Toledo – Consuegra12%

2. Consuegra – Puerto Lápice12%

3. Puerto Lápice – Campo de Criptana8%

4. Campo de Criptana – El Toboso12%

5. El Toboso – Belmonte14%

6. Belmonte – San Clemente10%

7. San Clemente – Lagunas de Ruidera12%

8. Lagunas de Ruidera – Villanueva de los Infantes12%

9. Villanueva de los Infantes – Almagro8%

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

Rain0.6

Wind0.4

Storms0.3

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
Toledo to El Toboso	0.4 over 4 stages	rain and wind
La Mancha of Cuenca	0.2 over 2 stages	rain and storms
San Clemente to Almagro	0.3 over 3 stages	rain and wind

The worst October days on the Don Quixote route

orange2 October 2020: orange warning on 9 of 9 stages, for wind · the episode
orange19 October 2023: orange warning on 6 of 9 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange8 October 2025: orange warning on 3 of 9 stages, for rain and storms
orange1 October 2026: orange warning on 3 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange13 October 2025: orange warning on 2 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange17 October 2026: orange warning on 2 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange20 October 2020: orange warning on 1 of 9 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange21 October 2020: orange warning on 1 of 9 stages, for rain and wind · the episode

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, October is number 7 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.0 warning days driving the 9 stretches. The section with the most warnings in October is La Mancha of Cuenca; the fewest, San Clemente to Almagro.

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

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