Weather on the Camino de Santiago

El tiempo en el Camino de Santiago

What is the weather like on the Camino de Santiago?

Knowing in advance the time on the Camino de Santiago is a very useful fact that all pilgrims should know before planning our stages along the jacobean routes. Knowing the time that is going to do on the Camino in advance we can know at what time we are likely to encounter rain, at what time we have to avoid walking - especially in summer - by excessive heat or if we have to go more sheltered than habit.

The time on the Camino de Santiago however is not something that can be generalized, and is that depending on the route we choose we will find very different weather conditions, depending also on the time of year in which we make the pilgrimage . In routes like the French Way, for its great extension, we will have to be very aware of the time, because it will certainly not be the same for the pilgrim to walk the roads of Castile in the middle of summer, than to climb to the top of O Cebreiro in The first months of the year or cross the rainy Galicia in spring.

So that you always have a reference on what time it is on the Camino de Santiago, here you can consult the meteorology of the locations and most important starting points of the main routes of Santiago in addition to the weather in Santiago de Compostela.

You can check the weather forecast here.