EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Greece, stage 5: Akráta → Athens
On stage 5 (Akráta → Athens, 149 km) the best month is October: 89% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.1 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 | 59% | 18% | 57 | 12 °C | 0% | 31% | 9.8 † |
| February | 65% | 19% | 58 | 12 °C | 0% | 23% | 10.7 † |
| March | 80% | 17% | 49 | 15 °C | 0% | 7% | 11.8 |
| April | 88% | 12% | 29 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.1 |
| May | 86% | 11% | 20 | 23 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.2 |
| June | 67% | 7% | 14 | 28 °C | 26% | 0% | 14.8 |
| July | 44% | 2% | 4 | 30 °C | 54% | 0% | 14.6 |
| August | 47% | 2% | 5 | 30 °C | 51% | 0% | 13.6 |
| September | 78% | 8% | 27 | 26 °C | 14% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 89% | 11% | 44 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 85% | 14% | 44 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.1 † |
| December | 71% | 16% | 65 | 13 °C | 0% | 16% | 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 Akráta → Athens, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Akráta → Athens | Headwind > 15 km/h, Athens → Akráta | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.1 | 1% | 4% | either |
| February | +0.6 | 1% | 4% | either |
| March | +1.4 | 1% | 5% | either |
| April | +1.1 | 1% | 5% | either |
| May | +1.7 | 0% | 5% | either |
| June | +1.9 | 0% | 4% | either |
| July | +0.6 | 0% | 2% | either |
| August | +0.3 | 0% | 2% | either |
| September | +0.4 | 0% | 2% | either |
| October | −0.1 | 0% | 1% | either |
| November | +0.1 | 1% | 2% | either |
| December | +0.8 | 1% | 3% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 488–514 | E | −1.9 |
| 514–539 | SE | +1.6 |
| 539–564 | E | +0.9 |
| 564–589 | E | −1.4 |
| 589–615 | E | +0.7 |
| 615–637 | E | −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.