EuroVelo 1 – Atlantic Coast Route (Portugal), stage 8: Aljezur → Albufeira
On stage 8 (Aljezur → Albufeira, 120 km) the best month is May: 86% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Aljezur → Albufeira meant an average tailwind of 6.3 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 | 84% | 14% | 47 | 15 °C | 0% | 3% | 9.9 † |
| February | 82% | 17% | 54 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 10.8 † |
| March | 78% | 22% | 70 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.8 |
| April | 82% | 18% | 49 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.1 |
| May | 86% | 8% | 24 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.1 |
| June | 80% | 4% | 8 | 26 °C | 16% | 0% | 14.7 |
| July | 68% | 1% | 1 | 28 °C | 32% | 0% | 14.5 |
| August | 63% | 1% | 2 | 29 °C | 36% | 0% | 13.6 |
| September | 79% | 7% | 20 | 26 °C | 13% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 16% | 62 | 23 °C | 3% | 0% | 11.2 |
| November | 82% | 18% | 61 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 10.1 † |
| December | 84% | 16% | 61 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 9.6 † |
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 Aljezur → Albufeira, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Aljezur → Albufeira | Headwind > 15 km/h, Albufeira → Aljezur | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.1 | 6% | 16% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| February | +2.9 | 10% | 18% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| March | +3.7 | 9% | 19% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| April | +4.5 | 8% | 20% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| May | +6.3 | 4% | 21% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| June | +7.9 | 2% | 23% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| July | +9.2 | 1% | 24% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| August | +8.1 | 1% | 20% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| September | +5.0 | 3% | 13% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| October | +2.1 | 7% | 10% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| November | +3.0 | 6% | 14% | Aljezur → Albufeira |
| December | +1.1 | 8% | 12% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in May, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 858–884 | SW | +2.6 |
| 884–909 | SE | +10.8 |
| 909–930 | E | +5.7 |
| 930–956 | E | +6.7 |
| 956–979 | E | +5.5 |
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.