EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Greece, stage 1: Konispol → Préveza
On stage 1 (Konispol → Préveza, 126 km) the best month is September: 83% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Konispol → Préveza meant an average tailwind of 2.6 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
← EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Greece (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 | 55% | 30% | 167 | 12 °C | 0% | 19% | 9.7 † |
| February | 62% | 29% | 144 | 13 °C | 0% | 13% | 10.7 † |
| March | 71% | 27% | 124 | 15 °C | 0% | 3% | 11.8 |
| April | 81% | 19% | 61 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 82% | 18% | 47 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.3 |
| June | 82% | 10% | 24 | 26 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.9 |
| July | 72% | 3% | 7 | 29 °C | 24% | 0% | 14.7 |
| August | 65% | 5% | 14 | 29 °C | 30% | 0% | 13.7 |
| September | 83% | 15% | 98 | 25 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 22% | 156 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 67% | 32% | 253 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.0 † |
| December | 66% | 28% | 188 | 13 °C | 0% | 8% | 9.4 † |
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 → Préveza, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Konispol → Préveza | Headwind > 15 km/h, Préveza → Konispol | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.5 | 10% | 5% | Préveza → Konispol |
| February | −2.7 | 12% | 5% | Préveza → Konispol |
| March | −1.8 | 11% | 6% | either |
| April | +0.9 | 6% | 6% | either |
| May | +2.0 | 4% | 6% | either |
| June | +4.6 | 1% | 7% | Konispol → Préveza |
| July | +6.6 | 0% | 9% | Konispol → Préveza |
| August | +5.5 | 0% | 6% | Konispol → Préveza |
| September | +2.6 | 3% | 6% | Konispol → Préveza |
| October | −1.0 | 7% | 3% | either |
| November | −3.6 | 12% | 3% | Préveza → Konispol |
| December | −2.2 | 9% | 4% | Préveza → Konispol |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | SE | +2.1 |
| 25–51 | SE | +2.7 |
| 51–76 | SE | +2.6 |
| 76–101 | SE | +2.3 |
| 101–126 | SE | +3.3 |
Other stages
- Konispol → Préveza 126 km
- Préveza → Amfilochía 113 km
- Amfilochía → Aitolikó 134 km
- Aitolikó → Akráta 118 km
- Akráta → Athens 149 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.