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Thank you Jerry. We travelled by train from Granada to Almeria in March. Stunning so I vowed to trek this Camino as soon as the opportunity arose and so Sept it is. Unfortunately I think time will only allow to Granada, possibly Cordoba. Thanks for the heads up regarding the heat. I've done the Portuguese and San Salvador both in August but I believe the south east of Spain is a different kinda heat. According to Gronze their are Albergues at end of most stages so we will contact the Fraternity regarding access etc. Thanks for the info. Regards Daniel
Plenty of supporting material on the forum.
Sept 2023 was exceptionally warm throughout Andalusia.
for cooler weather this year, otherwise a lot of early morning starts on the Mozarabe. 
Thanks for that. I'm a big fan of sunrises anyways and usually have the first hour walked in the morning darknessSept 2023 was exceptionally warm throughout Andalusia.
Hi. Yea I'm used to walking in the heat but that being said usually have my walking done pretty early depending on the stage length and elevation. Usually leave around 6am so hopefully it'll be safe and feasible. Daniel
Thanks Gerald for your suggestions and taking time to reply. Flights/work etc are already booked so cannot change the dates so hopefully we'll have one of those cooler September's
P.s Did you contact the Association for the Codes etc of the Albergues or did you stay in private accommodations. Daniel
Yes, I stayed in albergues and got the codes from the association. I wasn't really paying attention but I doubt there is private accommodation in some of the smaller places.
Managed to prebook all private accommodation for Sept 2024, but it was not easy.
On the same route??? What dates are you going on case we.meet you?? We will stay at the Albergues
Planned my itinerary for both Almeria->Cordoba (Sept24), and Malaga->Cordoda (Dec24), a few months ago, so had to prebook private accommodation. Starting Sept 21th: Almería. Who knows our paths may cross closer to Cordoba.
You are right about what is considered hot? Heat is in the eyes of the beholder. Wondering if you remember how hot it was generally speaking, When I walked the VDLP I started in late October and it was still about 90-95F ( guess that is about 32C) and for me it was really hot. Considering that there was virtually no shade at all. I would assume this is true on the Mozarabe too. But you sure know better than I do!
I've done so many Caminos since then that I don't remember about the shade part but I assume that it was not much. From Granada the first few days are through olive groves and the last few into Mérida have the typical Vía de la Plata terrain.
Very hot during summer on those caminos is the understatement of the year!! I was just wondering what temperature for you that you say, yea this is hot?
A week or so ago walking into Orense It was 33-36 degrees. That is definitely hot. I'm ok with up to around 30 degrees and can obviously walk in higher temperatures but you then have to take so much water (my limit is 3 liters) that your pack becomes way too heavy. I haven't had to do that since the Levante and will never walk from the south again in the summer.
For a few days in late April on the Sanabres I had temps as low as 7°C in addition to rain. My fleece gloves eventually became soaked and my fingers felt quite numb. They definitely needed some defrosting, too. Those memories are usually not forgotten!
In April it is to be expected but not in July!
Thanks and as we agree one man's perfect walking is another's nightmare
I think anywhere from 4-9C is perfect walking weather, even if it is windy. 30 is hot for me and 33 was about the temps in October on the VDLP and although I walked it was intense for me. That was late October also! That is in the sun the whole day. I was sitting on the camino with my back propped against those stone walls trying to eek out some shade when I rested.
Indeed we differ, around 17c is for me perfect walking weather. I've also done way below 0c in Peru and Nepal (one morning -15c) but I prepared for that by wearing layers, hat and gloves. And it was so physically demanding that my body warmed up quickly but those darn fingers took way too long.Thanks and as we agree one man's perfect walking is another's nightmare
Thank you so much for your sharing the experience. Must definitely prepare for the 30 km day. I can manage those distances and more every few days but over hills and mountains just adds to the endurance. That's good to know. Daniel
I'm going to jump in here and point out that, if you want, you can look up the exact temperatures for previous years on the Mozarabe over at caminoweather.com. I just did this because I was trying to gauge just how hot your Sept 17th start is going to be, here's the link.
Thanks alot for this. But of course you can never tell these days about what will happen a week let alone a year from now when I plan on walking. I will go and hope for the best but as they say plan for the worst! But once again thank you.
Thanks you @krystianw. Was unaware of the caminoweather.com site.
Thats Class. Thanks so much
Thanks for the link!
The fact I started this thread and weather was not the main question is kinda funny considering I'm walking currently in 31 Celsius on the Portuguese below Porto. Crazy hot.
