joe french
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- from st jean, the complete st james's walk. 5 to 6 weeks
Hope to re-starting my Camino next week from Sarria, can someone on the Camino please confirm how warm it is ? Thank you.
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Glad to see there's been ' No recent Earthquake Activity'If you want to keep track of current weather along the Camino Frances - or almost anywhere else for that matter - I recommend the Weather Underground website. Real time weather reports, records of recent days, long and short range forecasts, statistics..... More information than most of us would ever want or need. Just type a place name into the search box and go. Here is a link for information on Melide just as a representative town in the final 100km: https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.187.08042
I'm at about the same latitude as the Francès, and it's blimming hot -- but variable.
The humidity level is also up and down, quite exhausting !!
Gear up for changeable weather, though assume that you'll need to dress for a blazing sun -- sunscreen and whatnot for your skin if you're from more northerly climes, and not used to full exposure.
I think that it's a year for a combination of scorchers, storms, hot sweaty nights in your bunk bed, and yet mysterious chilly nights too.
From SYates' advice, it may be a wetter and cooler summer in Galicia specifically as well, which can only complicate matters for you.
Don't forget that temperatures quoted are air temperatures and often bear little resemblance to what it feels like when you are walking in full sunshine. I find that by mid morning it is uncomfortable to walk and by afternoon horrible so do give yourself the time to finish walking by about 13.00 and as someone else said, don't forget the sun block! Meteogalicia is a good place to look for temperatures here in Galicia.Hope to re-starting my Camino next week from Sarria, can someone on the Camino please confirm how warm it is ? Thank you.
Hope to re-starting my Camino next week from Sarria, can someone on the Camino please confirm how warm it is ? Thank you.
Just don't mistake the arrows and go down the Frances when you mean to walk the Invierno (for cooler temps of courseI will start from Ponferrada next week, and I am pretty "excited" what the weather will bring. I think I am prepared for even the worst storm, haha!
Buen camino!
Looks like early 5:30 am starts then, thanks for the help, last year I had to stop because both my legs & ankles started to swell, (causing blistered feet) I'm on medication for high blood pressure but I think it was the heat that caused the problem. . .trying to be better prepared this year.
Just don't mistake the arrows and go down the Frances when you mean to walk the Invierno (for cooler temps of course) !
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