The Don Quixote route in September: warnings stage by stage

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

If you drive the whole route in September, expect around 1.4 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 8 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.4

warning days

in 9 stages, on average

16%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 19%

0.3

orange or red days

in 9 stages, on average

Storms

the most common warning

in September

Stage by stage in September

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1. Toledo – Consuegra12%

2. Consuegra – Puerto Lápice13%

3. Puerto Lápice – Campo de Criptana11%

4. Campo de Criptana – El Toboso13%

5. El Toboso – Belmonte19%

6. Belmonte – San Clemente17%

7. San Clemente – Lagunas de Ruidera21%

8. Lagunas de Ruidera – Villanueva de los Infantes21%

9. Villanueva de los Infantes – Almagro11%

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

Which warnings come in September

Storms1.2

Rain1.2

Wind0.1

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

Section by section in September

Section	Warning days	Most common
Toledo to El Toboso	0.5 over 4 stages	rain and storms
La Mancha of Cuenca	0.4 over 2 stages	rain and storms
San Clemente to Almagro	0.5 over 3 stages	storms and rain

The worst September days on the Don Quixote route

orange13 September 2019: orange warning on 9 of 9 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
orange14 September 2019: orange warning on 9 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange17 September 2018: orange warning on 8 of 9 stages, for rain and storms
red3 September 2023: red warning on 7 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange1 September 2021: orange warning on 7 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange20 September 2019: orange warning on 6 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange2 September 2023: orange warning on 6 of 9 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange4 September 2026: orange warning on 5 of 9 stages, for heat · the episode

Frequently asked questions

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

By warnings, September is number 8 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.4 warning days driving the 9 stretches. The section with the most warnings in September is La Mancha of Cuenca; the fewest, Toledo to El Toboso.

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

Mostly for storms and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.3 stage-days in September, 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.