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Best Time for Camino de Santiago: the French Way

Last updated: 2026-08-16

Sweet spot: February, March, April. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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The walking months — long light, open albergues and the meseta before it bakes.
Hottest and busiest; the meseta between Burgos and León offers almost no shade.
Many albergues shut and the O Cebreiro pass can hold snow.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	1.1°C	8.0°C	95 mm	9.2 h	❄
February	0.6°C	9.0°C	72 mm	10.3 h	❄
March	2.4°C	12.2°C	80 mm	11.7 h	❄
April	4.5°C	15.0°C	73 mm	13.2 h
May	7.4°C	18.5°C	63 mm	14.4 h
June	10.8°C	23.2°C	50 mm	15.1 h
July	12.5°C	26.0°C	31 mm	14.9 h
August	12.6°C	26.2°C	33 mm	13.7 h
September	10.5°C	23.0°C	42 mm	12.3 h
October	7.7°C	17.9°C	91 mm	10.8 h
November	3.9°C	11.4°C	105 mm	9.5 h
December	1.4°C	8.6°C	91 mm	8.9 h	❄

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