EuroVelo 1 – Atlantic Coast Route (Portugal), stage 3: Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria
On stage 3 (Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria, 134 km) the best month is August: 92% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria meant an average tailwind of 10.3 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 | 71% | 26% | 104 | 14 °C | 0% | 4% | 9.6 † |
| February | 74% | 25% | 86 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 10.6 † |
| March | 74% | 26% | 92 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.8 |
| April | 72% | 28% | 91 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 82% | 17% | 54 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.4 |
| June | 88% | 9% | 26 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 15.0 |
| July | 92% | 2% | 6 | 24 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 92% | 2% | 6 | 25 °C | 6% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 86% | 12% | 43 | 24 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 75% | 25% | 116 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 72% | 28% | 127 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 9.9 † |
| December | 76% | 23% | 111 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 9.3 † |
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 Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria | Headwind > 15 km/h, Vieira de Leiria → Gafanha da Encarnação | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.1 | 13% | 14% | either |
| February | +1.6 | 13% | 16% | either |
| March | +3.0 | 12% | 19% | Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria |
| April | +3.1 | 9% | 17% | Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria |
| May | +6.5 | 7% | 27% | Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria |
| June | +8.1 | 4% | 29% | Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria |
| July | +10.4 | 1% | 35% | Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria |
| August | +10.3 | 1% | 34% | Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria |
| September | +5.8 | 5% | 20% | Gafanha da Encarnação → Vieira de Leiria |
| October | +0.2 | 15% | 11% | either |
| November | +1.6 | 13% | 15% | either |
| December | −0.6 | 16% | 11% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in August, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 221–246 | S | +9.6 |
| 246–272 | S | +9.9 |
| 272–297 | SE | +15.3 |
| 297–322 | S | +14.2 |
| 322–347 | SW | +3.8 |
| 347–356 | SW | +7.1 |
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.