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Hi Raymond, every period of the year has his own charm. My wife prevere September and I walked in April /May and that was nice to.Dear Forum Members,
I am planning to walk the Camino Frances in 2016 and would like opinions about the best time in terms of weather. I have the impression that May is the best but cannot make it that time.
Is there any other period which one would recommend?
Thanks in advance and Buen Camino,
Rayaqui,
Malta
September and October have great weather. September is becoming progressively more busy as pilgrims avoid July and August, so there may still be some crowding problems in the standard stops. Stop one village before or one village after a popular spot, and there never is a problem.Is there any other period which one would recommend?
Dear Forum Members,
I am planning to walk the Camino Frances in 2016 and would like opinions about the best time in terms of weather. I have the impression that May is the best but cannot make it that time.
Is there any other period which one would recommend?
Thanks in advance and Buen Camino,
Rayaqui,
Malta
Hi Ray, My name is Joe Muscat from Malta also. I am also planning to do the Camino Frances. I should start on the 3rd week of September 2016.
Spring is Good but quite rainy in this area. For me September /October is the ideal time and weather. I was in St' Jean Pied de Port a week ago.....What an amazing place to start from...Whatever you decide...Buen Camino.
Hi Ray, My name is Joe Muscat from Malta also. I am also planning to do the Camino Frances. I should start on the 3rd week of September 2016.
Spring is Good but quite rainy in this area. For me September /October is the ideal time and weather. I was in St' Jean Pied de Port a week ago.....What an amazing place to start from...Whatever you decide...Buen Camino.
Very true. On my recent CF I reached Sarria on September 13th, a Sunday. That next day the CF had a lot of new pilgrims on it doing the last 100 km. More than I had seen on previous CF's. A couple of times I stepped off the Camino to allow large, noisy groups to pass. It makes sense that there were so many starting from Sarria on a Monday, as that allowed them to reach Santiago on Friday which in turn had them there for the weekend, and leaving on Sunday to be back at work/school. I suppose one can keep that in mind when planning a CF. If you want to avoid the larger crowds on the CF any time of the year, try to time it so you don't walk out of Sarria on a Monday and arrive in Santiago on a Friday afternoon. When I reached Monte de Gozo on Friday afternoon there were still so many pilgrims streaming by I opted to spend the night there (only about 20 pilgrims total that night in that huge complex) as I had no reservations in Santiago. Besides, it was overcast and gloomy weather and blue skies forecast for the next morning, and it was indeed beautiful weather when I walked into the plaza at 9:00 am and had no problem finding a pensiones for that night.September and October have great weather. September is becoming progressively more busy as pilgrims avoid July and August, so there may still be some crowding problems in the standard stops. Stop one village before or one village after a popular spot, and there never is a problem.
Hi Rayaqui!Dear Forum Members,
I am planning to walk the Camino Frances in 2016 and would like opinions about the best time in terms of weather. I have the impression that May is the best but cannot make it that time.
Is there any other period which one would recommend?
Thanks in advance and Buen Camino,
Rayaqui,
Malta
Thank you Gabe for your suggestion.Hi Rayaqui!
My wife and I chose June for 2 reasons. One was for the weather. June is warm but not the hottest month that you can walk which is August. We also chose June to avoid the largest crowds which come to the Camino de Santiago in August. So based on my experience I would say June. This allows for great weather with less rain than earlier months and you miss the intense heat of August (although June is hot of course). I have also heard from others that September is a great time as well because the crowds lesson a bit and lots of fruits and things are in season which makes eating funI hope that helps a bit.
Buen Camino!
Gabe
Hi KarolMT...I can see you are from Malta..could be we know eachother!? Thanks for your encouragement. This will be my second camino. Last May I did the Camino Portugues grom Lisbon where I met a number of Forum members with whom I had already shared messages on the Forum....It was an awsome experience. If you are planning your first camino I fully encourage you and the Forum is very useful. It will be a unique experience. Good luck in your training.Kuragg Ray!
You & Ray should think about just training thru the winter. The wind would make up for mountains, & any type of weather would simply be mild. Balmy comes to mind...Hi Ray, My name is Joe Muscat from Malta also. I am also planning to do the Camino Frances. I should start on the 3rd week of September 2016.
Spring is Good but quite rainy in this area. For me September /October is the ideal time and weather. I was in St' Jean Pied de Port a week ago.....What an amazing place to start from...Whatever you decide...Buen Camino.
You & Ray should think about just training thru the winter. The wind would make up for mountains, & any type of weather would simply be mild. Balmy comes to mind...
Keith
Hi Ray, My name is Joe Muscat from Malta also. I am also planning to do the Camino Frances. I should start on the 3rd week of September 2016.
Spring is Good but quite rainy in this area. For me September /October is the ideal time and weather. I was in St' Jean Pied de Port a week ago.....What an amazing place to start from...Whatever you decide...Buen Camino.
Hi Ray, My name is Joe Muscat from Malta also. I am also planning to do the Camino Frances. I should start on the 3rd week of September 2016.
Spring is Good but quite rainy in this area. For me September /October is the ideal time and weather. I was in St' Jean Pied de Port a week ago.....What an amazing place to start from...Whatever you decide...Buen Camino.
Nice too see my eastern neighbors walking. It is a blessing to run into others from MT on the walk.Hi Joseph,
Thank you for your tip.
I can see that the ideal time is September. That is an added advantage in my case as September is the best time for me apart from the weather. I was also considering June as this can mean that most training will be done this coming winter. However I am an early riser and can train early in the morning in the Maltese hot summer months.
This will be my second Camino after last May's Camino Portugues which I started from Lisbon and finished in 26 days.
I wish you all the best in your preparation.
Buen Camino !!!
Ray
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