EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Greece: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Greece is April: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In April the wind barely favours either direction — on average 1.1 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54% | 27% | 142 | 12 °C | 0% | 25% | 9.7 † |
| February | 61% | 28% | 119 | 13 °C | 0% | 18% | 10.7 † |
| March | 71% | 26% | 104 | 15 °C | 0% | 5% | 11.8 |
| April | 81% | 19% | 57 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 80% | 18% | 44 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.3 |
| June | 66% | 12% | 27 | 27 °C | 22% | 0% | 14.8 |
| July | 46% | 4% | 8 | 30 °C | 50% | 0% | 14.6 |
| August | 40% | 6% | 11 | 31 °C | 56% | 0% | 13.7 |
| September | 74% | 14% | 72 | 26 °C | 12% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 80% | 19% | 112 | 22 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 73% | 26% | 172 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.0 † |
| December | 66% | 26% | 146 | 13 °C | 0% | 12% | 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 Konispol → Athens, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Konispol → Athens | Headwind > 15 km/h, Athens → Konispol | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.6 | 4% | 3% | either |
| February | −0.7 | 5% | 3% | either |
| March | +0.2 | 4% | 4% | either |
| April | +1.1 | 2% | 4% | either |
| May | +2.0 | 1% | 4% | either |
| June | +2.9 | 1% | 4% | Konispol → Athens |
| July | +3.2 | 1% | 5% | Konispol → Athens |
| August | +2.4 | 1% | 3% | Konispol → Athens |
| September | +1.5 | 1% | 3% | either |
| October | −0.3 | 2% | 1% | either |
| November | −1.2 | 4% | 2% | either |
| December | −0.6 | 3% | 3% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 5 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Konispol → Athens in April, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Konispol → Préveza | 126 | September | +0.9 |
| 2. Préveza → Amfilochía | 113 | October | +1.2 |
| 3. Amfilochía → Aitolikó | 134 | April | +0.3 |
| 4. Aitolikó → Akráta | 118 | October | +2.2 |
| 5. Akráta → Athens | 149 | October | +1.1 |
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.