EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Greece, stage 4: Aitolikó → Akráta
On stage 4 (Aitolikó → Akráta, 118 km) the best month is October: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.4 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 | 48% | 30% | 138 | 11 °C | 0% | 31% | 9.8 † |
| February | 56% | 30% | 109 | 12 °C | 0% | 23% | 10.7 † |
| March | 66% | 31% | 101 | 14 °C | 0% | 7% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 23% | 62 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 76% | 22% | 49 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.2 |
| June | 59% | 16% | 32 | 27 °C | 26% | 0% | 14.8 |
| July | 35% | 6% | 10 | 31 °C | 60% | 0% | 14.6 |
| August | 28% | 8% | 13 | 31 °C | 67% | 0% | 13.6 |
| September | 69% | 17% | 58 | 26 °C | 14% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 79% | 21% | 84 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 73% | 26% | 128 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 10.0 † |
| December | 62% | 27% | 125 | 13 °C | 0% | 15% | 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 Aitolikó → Akráta, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Aitolikó → Akráta | Headwind > 15 km/h, Akráta → Aitolikó | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.6 | 2% | 2% | either |
| February | −0.3 | 3% | 2% | either |
| March | +1.7 | 3% | 3% | either |
| April | +2.2 | 2% | 3% | Aitolikó → Akráta |
| May | +3.7 | 1% | 3% | Aitolikó → Akráta |
| June | +4.2 | 0% | 2% | Aitolikó → Akráta |
| July | +3.9 | 0% | 3% | Aitolikó → Akráta |
| August | +2.3 | 0% | 2% | Aitolikó → Akráta |
| September | +2.2 | 1% | 2% | Aitolikó → Akráta |
| October | −0.4 | 1% | 1% | either |
| November | −0.9 | 1% | 1% | either |
| December | −0.8 | 2% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 370–397 | E | −0.7 |
| 397–423 | E | +0.2 |
| 423–448 | E | +0.2 |
| 448–473 | SE | −0.6 |
| 473–488 | E | −1.8 |
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.