EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Greece, stage 3: Amfilochía → Aitolikó
On stage 3 (Amfilochía → Aitolikó, 134 km) the best month is April: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 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 | 55% | 31% | 185 | 12 °C | 0% | 18% | 9.7 † |
| February | 62% | 31% | 148 | 13 °C | 0% | 12% | 10.7 † |
| March | 70% | 29% | 126 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 11.8 |
| April | 80% | 20% | 68 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 79% | 19% | 50 | 23 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.3 |
| June | 65% | 12% | 31 | 27 °C | 24% | 0% | 14.9 |
| July | 40% | 4% | 8 | 31 °C | 57% | 0% | 14.6 |
| August | 29% | 6% | 11 | 31 °C | 67% | 0% | 13.7 |
| September | 69% | 16% | 88 | 27 °C | 16% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 77% | 22% | 143 | 22 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 69% | 31% | 224 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 10.0 † |
| December | 65% | 30% | 186 | 14 °C | 0% | 7% | 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 Amfilochía → Aitolikó, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Amfilochía → Aitolikó | Headwind > 15 km/h, Aitolikó → Amfilochía | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.5 | 5% | 3% | either |
| February | −0.7 | 5% | 4% | either |
| March | −0.5 | 5% | 4% | either |
| April | +0.3 | 3% | 3% | either |
| May | +0.9 | 2% | 3% | either |
| June | +1.9 | 1% | 4% | either |
| July | +2.6 | 2% | 8% | Amfilochía → Aitolikó |
| August | +2.3 | 2% | 6% | Amfilochía → Aitolikó |
| September | +1.2 | 2% | 4% | either |
| October | −0.2 | 2% | 2% | either |
| November | −1.0 | 5% | 2% | either |
| December | −0.3 | 4% | 3% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in April, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 238–263 | W | −3.5 |
| 263–290 | SW | −2.8 |
| 290–316 | SE | +1.5 |
| 316–341 | SE | +2.4 |
| 341–367 | SE | +3.1 |
| 367–372 | E | +3.9 |
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.