What is the best month to walk the Camino de Santiago?

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Category: Camino de Santiago

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Depending on the route you chose there are certain times where it is nicer to walk then other times. But if you have the right gear for the weather, you can walk all routes pretty much all year.

Best time of year per route:

Routebest time of yearDifficultyStart CityLengthTime required
Camino FrancesApril – June and 
September – October
2/6Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France783 Km4-5 Weeks
Camino del NorteApril – October4/6Irun, Spain815 Km5-6 Weeks
Camino InglésMarch – November3/6Ferrol, Spain122 Km5-7 Days
Camino PortuguesMarch – November1/6Porto, Portugal232 Km2 Weeks
Camino PrimitivoEnd of April – Begin of October6/6Oviedo, Spain321 Km3 Weeks
Via de la PlataMarch – May and
September – November
3/6Sevilla, Spain967 Km6-7 Weeks
Camino a Finisterreall year1/6Santiago de Compostela, Spain83 Km3-4 Days

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