Eurovelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Greece, stage 5: Lamía → Alíartos
On stage 5 (Lamía → Alíartos, 125 km) the best month is November: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.0 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 | 54% | 23% | 77 | 11 °C | 0% | 38% | 9.7 † |
| February | 61% | 26% | 78 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 10.7 † |
| March | 72% | 24% | 75 | 15 °C | 0% | 11% | 11.8 |
| April | 80% | 20% | 52 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.2 |
| May | 71% | 20% | 50 | 25 °C | 9% | 0% | 14.3 |
| June | 40% | 20% | 42 | 29 °C | 43% | 0% | 14.8 |
| July | 23% | 9% | 24 | 32 °C | 72% | 0% | 14.6 |
| August | 24% | 10% | 20 | 31 °C | 70% | 0% | 13.7 |
| September | 58% | 18% | 69 | 27 °C | 25% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 80% | 18% | 60 | 22 °C | 1% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 81% | 18% | 59 | 17 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.0 † |
| December | 64% | 21% | 81 | 13 °C | 0% | 24% | 9.5 † |
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 Lamía → Alíartos, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lamía → Alíartos | Headwind > 15 km/h, Alíartos → Lamía | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.6 | 1% | 4% | either |
| February | +1.4 | 1% | 5% | either |
| March | +1.3 | 1% | 4% | either |
| April | +1.5 | 0% | 4% | either |
| May | +1.6 | 0% | 4% | either |
| June | +2.7 | 0% | 5% | Lamía → Alíartos |
| July | +3.4 | 0% | 9% | Lamía → Alíartos |
| August | +3.7 | 0% | 12% | Lamía → Alíartos |
| September | +2.5 | 0% | 6% | Lamía → Alíartos |
| October | +2.1 | 0% | 5% | Lamía → Alíartos |
| November | +1.0 | 1% | 3% | either |
| December | +1.7 | 1% | 3% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in November, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 488–513 | SE | +0.1 |
| 513–539 | E | +0.2 |
| 539–564 | SE | +0.5 |
| 564–591 | SE | +2.1 |
| 591–612 | S | +2.1 |
Other stages
- Thessaloníki → Elefthério - Kordelió 74 km
- Elefthério - Kordelió → Leptokaryá 128 km
- Leptokaryá → Almyrós 130 km
- Almyrós → Lamía 103 km
- Lamía → Alíartos 125 km
- Alíartos → Athens 166 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.