Severe-weather warnings: Bierzo de León zone
Today: no warnings. Tomorrow: no warnings. Today's warnings in León, with hours and thresholds
In 2025, Bierzo de León had 38 warning days from AEMET: 37 yellow and 1 orange. Mostly heat and storms. Spain's median was 64 days.
Year by year
| Year | Warning days | Yellow | Orange | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 55 | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018* | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
A day with several warnings counts once, at its highest level. 2018: from 18 Jun 2018. 2026: up to 27 Oct 2026.
Which warnings, since 2018
- Storms: 149 days
- Rain: 117 days
- Heat: 90 days
- Wind: 26 days
- Fog: 26 days
- Cold: 25 days
- Snow: 24 days
Episodes that hit this zone
The spells of orange and red warnings since 2018 that hit this zone hardest: first those that reached red here, then those with the most days at orange or red.
- July 2022 heatwave: heat across much of Spain, 9–18 July 2022 · here: orange warning, 5 days at orange or red
- August 2018 heatwave: heat across much of Spain, 1–9 August 2018 · here: orange warning, 2 days at orange or red
- Wind and rain across much of Spain, 23–28 January 2026 · here: orange warning, 2 days at orange or red
- August 2025 heatwave: heat across much of Spain, 3–18 August 2025 · here: orange warning, 1 day at orange or red
- Storms Daniel and Fabien: wind across much of Spain, 16–22 December 2019 · here: orange warning, 1 day at orange or red
Questions about warnings in Bierzo de León
How many days a year does the Bierzo de León zone have a weather warning?
On average, 37 days a year with an AEMET warning from 2019 to 2025, 2.3 of them orange or red. Spain's median zone has 54.
Is the Bierzo de León zone one of the places in Spain with the most warnings?
No: it is among the calmest. It ranks 155th of Spain's 180 warning zones by warning days a year (2019–2025; 1st has the most). Each zone has its own thresholds: this measures how often AEMET warns, not the climate or the risk to a home.
Which kind of bad weather brings the most warnings to the Bierzo de León zone?
Storms: 14 days a year on average (2019–2025). Then rain (13) and heat (9.1).
Which month has the most warnings in the Bierzo de León zone?
June, with 6.3 warning days on average (2019–2025). The calmest month is April, with 0.7.
Has the Bierzo de León zone ever had a red warning?
No. Since 18 June 2018, not a single red-warning day; the highest level has been orange, on 20 days.
Which towns get the warnings of the Bierzo de León zone?
30 towns in León, including Ponferrada and Bembibre. AEMET warns by zone: they all get the same warnings.
Towns in this zone
Bad-weather guides
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- Spain in November: where the bad weather is, and where it isn't
See on the map All towns in León
A warning is not damage; a zone is not a building. Data © AEMET.