EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Greece, stage 2: Préveza → Amfilochía
On stage 2 (Préveza → Amfilochía, 113 km) the best month is October: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.0 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 | 51% | 30% | 176 | 12 °C | 0% | 27% | 9.7 † |
| February | 59% | 31% | 150 | 13 °C | 0% | 18% | 10.7 † |
| March | 68% | 30% | 132 | 15 °C | 0% | 5% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 23% | 75 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 73% | 25% | 60 | 23 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.3 |
| June | 58% | 17% | 37 | 27 °C | 27% | 0% | 14.9 |
| July | 39% | 6% | 10 | 31 °C | 57% | 0% | 14.7 |
| August | 30% | 8% | 15 | 31 °C | 66% | 0% | 13.7 |
| September | 67% | 17% | 98 | 27 °C | 17% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 22% | 143 | 22 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 69% | 30% | 234 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.0 † |
| December | 63% | 29% | 182 | 13 °C | 0% | 12% | 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 Préveza → Amfilochía, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Préveza → Amfilochía | Headwind > 15 km/h, Amfilochía → Préveza | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.7 | 1% | 2% | either |
| February | −0.3 | 1% | 3% | either |
| March | +0.5 | 1% | 3% | either |
| April | +1.2 | 0% | 2% | either |
| May | +1.7 | 0% | 1% | either |
| June | +2.3 | 0% | 1% | Préveza → Amfilochía |
| July | +2.7 | 0% | 1% | Préveza → Amfilochía |
| August | +2.0 | 0% | 1% | either |
| September | +1.2 | 0% | 1% | either |
| October | 0.0 | 0% | 1% | either |
| November | −0.5 | 1% | 2% | either |
| December | −0.8 | 1% | 2% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 126–156 | N | +0.7 |
| 156–181 | SE | −0.8 |
| 181–207 | E | −0.1 |
| 207–232 | SE | 0.0 |
| 232–239 | S | +0.2 |
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.