April unfolds on the Camino Portugués de la Costa with a blend of sunshine and rainy intervals, revealing an unpredictable spring climate. Temperatures gently rise from 12°C to 24°C, creating a mild journey overall. Frequent showers punctuate sunny spells, providing both refreshing and challenging conditions. This month hints at the transition from a vivid Atlantic rain season into gentler weather, promising a tapestry of clear and cloudy skies for pilgrims.
Starting in Porto, the Camino surprises with alternating sunny days and cloudy skies. Despite occasional moderate rain showers bringing substantial precipitation, sunny spells prevail, offering a mild warmth of up to 25°C, with cooler mornings around 6°C. As the path extends through Labruge and Póvoa de Varzim, the variability continues. Clear skies are interspersed with moderate to heavy rain showers, while temperatures fluctuate from a brisk 12°C to a pleasant 23°C.
Proceeding through Marinhas to Viana do Castelo, sunshine becomes more prevalent, enriching the landscape with vital warmth. Yet, heavy rain at times serves as a reminder of the Atlantic's proximity, as temperatures balance between crisp morning lows around 6°C and midday highs gliding towards 24°C. Light intermittencies in rain march along the coastal path to Caminha and Porto Mougás.
Crossing into Galicia at A Ramallosa, the weather maintains its capricious demeanor, with rainfall and sunshine sharing the stage. A sunlit landscape occasionally succumbs to heavy rain showers, as highs reach up to 26°C. Heading towards Vigo and further into the lush green corridors of Redondela and Pontevedra, the trail remains under the spell of unpredictable April weather. Here, patchy rains and sunshine are a constant mix, urging pilgrims onwards under variable skies and temperatures dancing between brisk mornings at 5°C and warm afternoon peaks.
In Caldas de Reis, Padrón, and finally Santiago de Compostela, the climatic narrative mirrors earlier stages: moderate to heavy rain showers punctuate sun-dappled days. The high variability of conditions underscores the quintessential Atlantic spring, giving the pilgrimage an ever-changing backdrop with serene mornings and occasionally stormy afternoons.
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