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When to go

As a general rule, the best time to walk in Andalucía is from March through to June and from September to late October. This is when you’re likely to encounter mild, sunny weather: warm enough to dine al fresco yet not so hot as to make temperature an additional challenge. Wildflowers are at their best in late April/early May and this is the time when many walking companies plan their walks.

Most walkers avoid July and August when temperatures regularly reach the mid to high 30s, making walking much more of a challenge. That said, if you limit yourself to shorter circuits, get going early and take plenty of water you can still enjoy walking in high summer.

If you’re prepared to risk seeing some rain then winter is a wonderful time to be out walking, especially from December to February when rainfall is generally less than in November, March and April. ‘Generally’ means exactly that: rainfall statistics for the past century confirm winter’s relative dryness – although the past two decades, with two prolonged droughts followed by some unusually wet winters, provide no steady yardstick on which to base your predictions. The most obvious choice for winter walking is Cabo de Gata: it’s one of the driest areas in Europe and has many more hours of winter sunshine than other areas in southern Spain.