Weather on Camino Frances in July?

[lhebgen]

Hello! I will be walking The Camino from June 29th to late July. What can I expect for weather? Will I need anything for the cold? Will a silk liner be sufficient for sleeping? Thanks for your help - I have a TON more questions that I will be asking. This forum is fantastic for information! Liz

 

[callumbtaylor]

Hey, I'm also doing it from the 29th (flying to Biarritz then bus to bayonne and then train to st jean) and starting walking the next day. I'm wondering the same as you but I will say that I've bought a really light (and small) season 1 sleeping bag as well as a silk liner. I expect the weather will be around 30 degrees C at its peak though can't say as this is my first time walking the camino too! I've heard that it does tend to rain in Galicia but all I've got for that is a poncho...not sure whether that's wise as they're not breathable but hey.

So are you flying out on the 29th and starting the next day from st jean like myself or are you taking a whole different approach/route? Will be great to hear back from you! Callum

 

[LTfit]

How exciting for you guys starting off in 3 weeks!

As we all know the weather is quite fickel but my experience in July along the Francés was fantastic. I started off in SJPdP on July 3rd and did not encounter one day of rain - my poncho remained on the bottom of my pack. I took along a silk liner (no sleeping bag) and was chilly on only 1 or 2 occasions (in Roncevalles but this was in 2010 and still in the old location). Blankets are in most cases available.
What I did use on most mornings was a light-weight fleece as early mornings tended to be cool but after a hour or so of walking I took it off. It also doubled as a "pillow" for under my liner.

Am off on the 30th to be a hospitalera for 2 weeks in the Albergue Perroquial San Juan Bautista in Grañón (last town in La Rioja and 8 km after Santo Domingo de la Calzada) so stop by.

Preparing is so special but walking it even beter !

Buen Camino,
LT

 

[LTfit]

Also take a look at this site for weather along the different Caminos:

http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Weather-Camino-Santiago.htm

 

[Shelan]

Hello! I will be walking The Camino from June 29th to late July. What can I expect for weather? Will I need anything for the cold? Will a silk liner be sufficient for sleeping? Thanks for your help - I have a TON more questions that I will be asking. This forum is fantastic for information! Liz

Hi I will start walking cf from sarria on 4th of July. I've never been to Spain before. This will be my first Camino. And I have the same and more questions in mind.Since I get cold easily Best wishes

 

[DoughnutANZ]

You are unlikely to feel cold in July, Sarria is a similar latitude to Istanbul. Buen camino.

 

[CWBuff]

It will be HOT

 

[Mananath]

I walked the Frances in July of 2022 during a heat wave. I started in Pamplona. It was extremely hot, well over 100f most days until Galicia. The problem was that it gets hotter in the late afternoon and in some days never got cooler at night so it was very hard to sleep. I spent most nights in places that had AC.

I would start walking at around 5 or 6 am and be done by noon. Which left a lot of time in the afternoon to sit in the shade. If I could find it.

Once I got to Galicia it cooled down a bit to be more manageable (there was one glorious day on the meseta when it was mid 70f).

The heat was definitely a burden and after I finished I promised myself to never walk a Camino in July again. Of course the next year I walked a Camino in July and will be doing another one this July.