EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Albania, stage 1: Kuç → Tirana
On stage 1 (Kuç → Tirana, 128 km) the best month is October: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
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Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35% | 31% | 181 | 10 °C | 0% | 47% | 9.5 † |
| February | 53% | 31% | 139 | 12 °C | 0% | 25% | 10.5 † |
| March | 64% | 32% | 167 | 15 °C | 0% | 8% | 11.8 |
| April | 71% | 29% | 116 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.3 |
| May | 70% | 29% | 116 | 22 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.5 |
| June | 58% | 20% | 61 | 27 °C | 22% | 0% | 15.2 |
| July | 37% | 11% | 32 | 30 °C | 53% | 0% | 14.9 |
| August | 33% | 11% | 43 | 31 °C | 59% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 67% | 21% | 131 | 26 °C | 13% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 22% | 159 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.0 |
| November | 66% | 32% | 235 | 16 °C | 0% | 4% | 9.8 † |
| December | 50% | 28% | 180 | 12 °C | 0% | 28% | 9.2 † |
Best months are all months within 3 percentage points of the best one. † less than 11 hours of daylight — long stages get tight.
Wind by month
| Month | Wind Kuç → Tirana, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kuç → Tirana | Headwind > 15 km/h, Tirana → Kuç | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.6 | 3% | 0% | either |
| February | −1.3 | 3% | 0% | either |
| March | −0.4 | 3% | 0% | either |
| April | +1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | +1.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | +2.3 | 0% | 0% | Kuç → Tirana |
| July | +3.1 | 0% | 0% | Kuç → Tirana |
| August | +2.6 | 0% | 0% | Kuç → Tirana |
| September | +1.2 | 1% | 0% | either |
| October | +0.3 | 1% | 0% | either |
| November | −1.9 | 4% | 0% | either |
| December | −1.5 | 3% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | NW | +0.5 |
| 2–28 | SE | −1.1 |
| 28–53 | SE | +0.1 |
| 53–78 | S | +1.2 |
| 78–104 | S | +0.6 |
| 104–127 | SE | +0.7 |
Other stages
- Kuç → Tirana 128 km
- Tirana → Fier-Çifçi 138 km
- Fier-Çifçi → Himarë 113 km
- Himarë → Konispol 80 km
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.