Severe-weather warnings: Cordillera Cantábrica de León zone
Today: no warnings. Tomorrow: no warnings. Today's warnings in León, with hours and thresholds
In 2025, Cordillera Cantábrica de León had 90 warning days from AEMET: 85 yellow and 5 orange. Mostly snow and storms. Spain's median was 64 days.
Year by year
| Year | Warning days | Yellow | Orange | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 91 | 82 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 90 | 85 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 76 | 64 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 87 | 79 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 82 | 77 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 81 | 66 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 77 | 66 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 82 | 67 | 14 | 1 |
| 2018* | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
A day with several warnings counts once, at its highest level. 2018: from 18 Jun 2018. 2026: up to 26 Oct 2026.
Which warnings, since 2018
- Snow: 228 days
- Rain: 194 days
- Storms: 193 days
- Wind: 190 days
- Cold: 100 days
- Heat: 48 days
- Fog: 4 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.
- Wind and snow across much of Spain, 7–9 December 2024 · here: red warning, 2 days at orange or red
- Snow in Principado de Asturias, Castilla y León and elsewhere, 14–15 November 2019 · here: red warning, 2 days at orange or red
- Storm Filomena: cold and snow across much of Spain, 6–15 January 2021 · here: orange warning, 4 days at orange or red
- Storm Fien: snow and wind across much of Spain, 16–19 January 2023 · here: orange warning, 3 days at orange or red
- July 2022 heatwave: heat across much of Spain, 9–18 July 2022 · here: orange warning, 2 days at orange or red
Questions about warnings in Cordillera Cantábrica de León
How many days a year does the Cordillera Cantábrica de León zone have a weather warning?
On average, 82 days a year with an AEMET warning from 2019 to 2025, 10 of them orange or red. Spain's median zone has 54.
Is the Cordillera Cantábrica de León zone one of the places in Spain with the most warnings?
Yes. It ranks 16th 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 Cordillera Cantábrica de León zone?
Snow: 26 days a year on average (2019–2025). Then wind (25) and rain (21).
Which month has the most warnings in the Cordillera Cantábrica de León zone?
January, with 15 warning days on average (2019–2025). The calmest month is May, with 3.1.
Has the Cordillera Cantábrica de León zone ever had a red warning?
Yes: 3 red-warning days since 18 June 2018. The last was on 9 December 2024, for snow.
Which towns get the warnings of the Cordillera Cantábrica de León zone?
64 towns in León, including Villablino and Cistierna. 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.
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