Here is a tried and tested packing list for walking the Camino de Santiago in Summer 2024
We’ve walked the Camino de Santiago French Route and Portuguese Route in hot weather so we wanted to share our Camino de Santiago Packing List for 2024.
Walking the Camino in the summertime means that you can pack less so it is ideal for people who don’t want to carry too much. A 30L backpack is a good starting point.
I brought this one from Decathlon on my most recent short Camino through the Galician countryside and it was perfect. I could bring it on Ryanair as a personal small item and it also held all of my essentials for a week of walking the camino.
If you are planning on carrying your bag along the route it is important to pack as lightly as possible. We made this mistake on our first Camino along the French Route when we brought around 8 – 9kg each. We couldn’t sustain it and ended up sending our bags along everyday for an extra cost.
Of course, if you wish to send your bag on then your packing list can be less on the frugal side. You could bring more clothes options, make-up and additional skincare.
Below is a packing list for those who would like to walk the Camino de Santiago for a week in the summer or warm and dry weather.
Note on the Camino weather and packing
Galicia is the region of Spain where all of the Camino de Santiago routes end (the last 100km) is notoriously like Irish / UK / Northern France weather. However in the summer it is hot and dry for the most part.
Make sure you check the weather before you pack! Raincoat, a backpack rain cover, proper waterproof shoes and waterproof trousers might be needed!
There are also many other things about the Camino de Santiago that surprised us!
Packing List for walking the Camino de Santiago in the Summer 2024
For wearing
- Shorts x2
- T-shirts x3
- Underwear x3
- Sports bra x2 (if required)
- Socks (running or hiking socks, ankle-type) x3
- Light fleece x1
- Leggings or Light tracksuit pants / trousers or Yoga pants / trousers x1
- Long sleeve top x1
- Waterproof sandals / flip-flops
- Eye-mask
- Earplugs
- Runners / trail runners (good insole recommended)
- Sunglasses
- Hat / cap
- Pajamas
For use
- Fast-dry towel (microfibre)
- Water bottle (preferably one which keeps your water cool and carries at least 500-750ml)
- Travel adapter
- Medical tape / anti-blister tape
- Plasters
- Nail scissors
- Antiseptic cream
- Washing detergent (small amount to handwash clothes)
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Facewash
- Moisturiser
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Hairbrush
- Razor
- SPF
- Mosquito / insect repellent
- Padlock
Optional
- Light raincoat x1
- Carabiner
- Laces (to create a makeshift washing line)
- Pegs
- Power adapter
- Other medications such as paracetamol, ibuprofen etc.
- Pillow case
- Spork or eating utensil
- Vaseline (some people cover their feet in it every night before they sleep)
- Hiking poles (good if you require ankle support)