EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Albania, stage 4: Himarë → Konispol
On stage 4 (Himarë → Konispol, 80 km) the best month is September: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.8 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
← EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Albania (Whole route)
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45% | 30% | 192 | 11 °C | 0% | 36% | 9.6 † |
| February | 54% | 32% | 157 | 12 °C | 0% | 25% | 10.6 † |
| March | 67% | 29% | 149 | 13 °C | 0% | 9% | 11.8 |
| April | 76% | 24% | 82 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 75% | 25% | 72 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.4 |
| June | 80% | 16% | 36 | 25 °C | 5% | 0% | 15.0 |
| July | 75% | 6% | 12 | 28 °C | 19% | 0% | 14.7 |
| August | 70% | 9% | 20 | 28 °C | 22% | 0% | 13.7 |
| September | 80% | 19% | 101 | 24 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 22% | 167 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 65% | 35% | 286 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 9.9 † |
| December | 58% | 29% | 203 | 12 °C | 0% | 18% | 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 Himarë → Konispol, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Himarë → Konispol | Headwind > 15 km/h, Konispol → Himarë | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.2 | 6% | 2% | Konispol → Himarë |
| February | −2.4 | 9% | 2% | Konispol → Himarë |
| March | −1.8 | 8% | 3% | either |
| April | +0.5 | 3% | 3% | either |
| May | +1.2 | 2% | 2% | either |
| June | +3.5 | 0% | 3% | Himarë → Konispol |
| July | +5.2 | 0% | 4% | Himarë → Konispol |
| August | +4.2 | 0% | 3% | Himarë → Konispol |
| September | +1.8 | 2% | 2% | either |
| October | −0.7 | 4% | 1% | either |
| November | −3.3 | 9% | 1% | Konispol → Himarë |
| December | −2.1 | 7% | 2% | Konispol → Himarë |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 388–413 | SE | +2.5 |
| 413–441 | SE | +1.4 |
| 441–468 | S | +1.7 |
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.