Portuguese Way of St. James
Next nearby hike: Na Rota dos Moinhos do Buçaco 7 mi · 12 kmExplore Braga →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Sep–Jun · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)
- J13°5°131
- F15°5°103
- M17°7°78
- A18°8°106
- M21°11°81
- J25°14°38
- J28°16°15
- A28°16°20
- S26°15°58
- O21°12°129
- N16°8°141
- D14°6°162
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Portuguese Way of St. James is a national hiking route in Braga, Portugal, about 360 km (223 mi) in length. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Sep–Jun.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 360 km · 223 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Best months
- Sep–Jun
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Braga
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- National route
- Ref
- CP
- Local name
- Caminho Português de Santiago
- Route centre
- 41.5922, -8.5591
- Route start
- 40.3038, -8.4479
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 12786090
- Wikidata
- Q1029533
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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