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Best Time for Ourense to Lugo through Ribeira Sacra

Last updated: 2026-09-24

Preferred months for this journey: May, June, July, August, September, October. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.

Catamarans run the Sil canyon between heroic vineyard terraces, and the harvest — winched up slopes too steep to walk — is worth timing for late September.
Mist fills the canyon most mornings and boat schedules shrink — Ourense's steaming thermal pools along the river come into their own.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	2.3°C	9.2°C	125 mm	9.2 h
February	1.7°C	10.1°C	87 mm	10.3 h
March	3.3°C	12.9°C	106 mm	11.7 h
April	5.0°C	15.6°C	85 mm	13.2 h
May	7.5°C	19.0°C	64 mm	14.4 h
June	10.7°C	23.8°C	44 mm	15.1 h
July	12.3°C	27.4°C	27 mm	14.8 h
August	12.4°C	27.7°C	33 mm	13.7 h
September	10.7°C	24.8°C	40 mm	12.3 h
October	8.2°C	18.6°C	132 mm	10.8 h
November	4.7°C	12.2°C	130 mm	9.5 h
December	2.5°C	9.7°C	128 mm	8.9 h