EuroVelo 1 – Atlantic Coast Route (Portugal), stage 2: Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação
On stage 2 (Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação, 94 km) the best month is July: 89% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação meant an average tailwind of 8.9 km/h (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 | 67% | 29% | 136 | 13 °C | 0% | 6% | 9.5 † |
| February | 71% | 27% | 108 | 14 °C | 0% | 4% | 10.6 † |
| March | 71% | 29% | 112 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 11.8 |
| April | 71% | 29% | 111 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 78% | 21% | 71 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.4 |
| June | 84% | 13% | 41 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 89% | 3% | 13 | 24 °C | 8% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 89% | 4% | 12 | 25 °C | 8% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 83% | 15% | 56 | 23 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 70% | 29% | 155 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.0 |
| November | 68% | 31% | 157 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 9.8 † |
| December | 72% | 26% | 145 | 14 °C | 0% | 3% | 9.2 † |
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 Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação | Headwind > 15 km/h, Gafanha da Encarnação → Matosinhos | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 13% | 11% | either |
| February | +0.4 | 14% | 13% | either |
| March | +1.8 | 13% | 16% | either |
| April | +1.9 | 11% | 12% | either |
| May | +5.0 | 8% | 21% | Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação |
| June | +6.6 | 5% | 22% | Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação |
| July | +8.9 | 1% | 28% | Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação |
| August | +8.8 | 2% | 27% | Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação |
| September | +4.4 | 6% | 15% | Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação |
| October | −1.1 | 16% | 8% | either |
| November | +0.5 | 14% | 13% | either |
| December | −1.7 | 16% | 9% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 126–133 | SE | +9.7 |
| 133–158 | S | +8.2 |
| 158–183 | S | +12.8 |
| 183–208 | SW | +5.2 |
| 208–220 | S | +9.8 |
Other stages
- Valença → Matosinhos 126 km
- Matosinhos → Gafanha da Encarnação 94 km
- Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria 134 km
- Vieira de Leiria → Lourinhã 128 km
- Lourinhã → Lisbon 142 km
- Lisbon → Sines 103 km
- Sines → Aljezur 114 km
- Aljezur → Albufeira 120 km
- Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António 124 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.