Primitivo in July?

Tom Cartwright said:

Any thoughts on the Primitivo in July. Weather, crowds etc. Completed Frances. Thanks

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Hi, Tom,

More than enough info in this subforum:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/the-camino-primitivo.34/
Also:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/categories/camino-primitivo.83/
And:
http://www.mundicamino.com/los-caminos/54/camino-primitivo/
http://www.gronze.com/camino-primitivo
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/los-caminos-de-santiago/primitivo/

Haven't walked Primitivo yet but I know wherever in the world you are weather is just that, the weather, who can really prognose it? Crowds? Walk it as soon as possible because the word already spread and more and more people walking it every year

Happy planning!

Hi Tom, I walked the Primitivo in September/October, so I can't advise on the likely weather or crowds in July. It's a fantastic Camino and quite a different experience to the Camino Francés. It's physically challenging, but well worth the effort. As @KinkyOne has said, you'll find lots of useful threads in the Camino Primitivo sub-forum.

Happy planning and Buen Camino!

You can get an idea of the weather by choosing a weather website that allows look back at historical data. There are probably better ones, but I was familiar with accuweather so used them. for instance http://www.accuweather.com/en/es/lugo/305117/month/305117?monyr=7/01/2016 shows this past July in Lugo and historical averages. You could go back a couple of years, and look at the averages...but still keep an eye on the weather as your time approaches because some years are the exception to the rule. Planning on dressing in layers no matter what helps...all of my shirts were short sleeved, with runners arm warmers to use if sleeves were required. I had a lot of layer things because I walked in colder months, but I think lows in the 50's are cold (what it is in Jul by history). Anyway, check out the weather for the larger cities along the way to get an idea of weather and clothing.
Buen Camino (shhhh, Primitivo, keep the secret)

Tom Cartwright said:

Any thoughts on the Primitivo in July. Weather, crowds etc. Completed Frances. Thanks

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Oh, I forgot to paste this link:
http://www.caminodesantiagotiempo.com/caminoprimitivo/index.htm
In left box you have towns as you would walk through them, in right one they are listed alphabetically. Just click on one you are interested and you'll get four days prognosis for AM/PM etc.

Buen Camino!