Porto-Santiago-Finisterre: should I walk in April or May?

[Simon_Peregrino]

Am planning my first-time-ever Camino via Porto-Santiago-Finisterre spring 2012. There is something compelling about leaving from the US on Easter Day (April 8th) and beginning my walk on Bright Monday. But I do have the option of putting it off for a month until as late as May 8th or so.

Thoughts?

 

[jirit]

Hi Simon

Technically you should be okay leaving early April but you more than likely to run into more wet weather than in May

IMHO

Neville

 

[Arn]

Hola Simon...welcome to the Forum and the Class of 2012!

I walked the Caminho Portuguese this Fall, hardly any rain and often very hot.

The April high temp in Porto this year was 78 F/25C and low 46 F/7 C, with little preceipt. The average was H 64 F/17 C and L 50 F / 10 C.

Here is a good site to check current and projected WX:

http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.1.08545

I will be departing on April 10th but will walk to Way down to Santiago from Ferrol along the Camino Ingles.

Bom Cominho,

Arn