EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Albania, stage 3: Fier-Çifçi → Himarë
On stage 3 (Fier-Çifçi → Himarë, 113 km) the best month is October: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.1 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 | 44% | 30% | 150 | 11 °C | 0% | 37% | 9.6 † |
| February | 52% | 34% | 125 | 12 °C | 0% | 25% | 10.6 † |
| March | 64% | 32% | 140 | 14 °C | 0% | 9% | 11.8 |
| April | 71% | 29% | 91 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 69% | 30% | 87 | 22 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.4 |
| June | 57% | 24% | 57 | 26 °C | 19% | 0% | 15.0 |
| July | 47% | 12% | 24 | 30 °C | 43% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 41% | 17% | 36 | 30 °C | 45% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 65% | 26% | 105 | 25 °C | 9% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 75% | 25% | 147 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 66% | 33% | 212 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 9.9 † |
| December | 57% | 27% | 156 | 12 °C | 0% | 20% | 9.3 † |
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 Fier-Çifçi → Himarë, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Fier-Çifçi → Himarë | Headwind > 15 km/h, Himarë → Fier-Çifçi | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.5 | 7% | 2% | either |
| February | −1.9 | 9% | 3% | either |
| March | −1.8 | 10% | 3% | either |
| April | 0.0 | 5% | 3% | either |
| May | +0.7 | 4% | 2% | either |
| June | +3.3 | 1% | 3% | Fier-Çifçi → Himarë |
| July | +5.3 | 1% | 4% | Fier-Çifçi → Himarë |
| August | +4.0 | 1% | 3% | Fier-Çifçi → Himarë |
| September | +1.5 | 3% | 2% | either |
| October | −0.1 | 4% | 1% | either |
| November | −2.6 | 9% | 1% | Himarë → Fier-Çifçi |
| December | −1.3 | 7% | 2% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 276–301 | SW | +0.6 |
| 301–326 | S | +0.5 |
| 326–352 | SE | −0.9 |
| 352–377 | SE | −0.4 |
| 377–390 | SE | −0.4 |
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.