Severe-weather warnings: Estrecho zone
Today: no warnings. Tomorrow: no warnings. Today's warnings in Cádiz, with hours and thresholds
In 2025, Estrecho had 56 warning days from AEMET: 47 yellow and 9 orange. Mostly rain and storms. Spain's median was 64 days.
Year by year
| Year | Warning days | Yellow | Orange | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 47 | 42 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018* | 24 | 20 | 4 | 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
- Wind: 248 days
- Rain: 177 days
- Storms: 98 days
- Heat: 9 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 rain in Andalucía, 4–7 February 2026 · 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, 3 days at orange or red
- Valencia DANA: rain in Comunitat Valenciana, Andalucía and elsewhere, 26 October – 4 November 2024 · here: orange warning, 3 days at orange or red
- Storm Isaack: rain and snow in Andalucía, Cataluña and elsewhere, 7–10 February 2023 · here: orange warning, 3 days at orange or red
- Wind and rain in Andalucía, Illes Balears and elsewhere, 19–22 October 2023 · here: orange warning, 2 days at orange or red
Questions about warnings in Estrecho
How many days a year does the Estrecho zone have a weather warning?
On average, 49 days a year with an AEMET warning from 2019 to 2025, 6.1 of them orange or red. Spain's median zone has 54.
Is the Estrecho zone one of the places in Spain with the most warnings?
It sits mid-table. It ranks 113th 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 Estrecho zone?
Wind: 29 days a year on average (2019–2025). Then rain (20) and storms (12).
Which month has the most warnings in the Estrecho zone?
March, with 8.3 warning days on average (2019–2025). The calmest month is June, with 1.9.
Has the Estrecho zone ever had a red warning?
Yes: one day, 4 February 2026, for rain.
Which towns get the warnings of the Estrecho zone?
7 towns in Cádiz, including Algeciras, La Línea de la Concepción and San Roque. AEMET warns by zone: they all get the same warnings.
Towns in this zone
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A warning is not damage; a zone is not a building. Data © AEMET.