EuroVelo 1 – Atlantic Coast Route (Portugal), stage 9: Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António
On stage 9 (Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António, 124 km) the best month is December: 86% 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 | 85% | 12% | 39 | 15 °C | 0% | 4% | 9.9 † |
| February | 84% | 16% | 47 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.8 † |
| March | 77% | 23% | 67 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.9 |
| April | 80% | 19% | 54 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 13.1 |
| May | 77% | 10% | 26 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 14.1 |
| June | 60% | 5% | 8 | 29 °C | 36% | 0% | 14.7 |
| July | 25% | 0% | 0 | 32 °C | 75% | 0% | 14.5 |
| August | 21% | 1% | 3 | 32 °C | 79% | 0% | 13.6 |
| September | 62% | 9% | 25 | 28 °C | 29% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 79% | 16% | 60 | 24 °C | 5% | 0% | 11.2 |
| November | 86% | 14% | 58 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 10.1 † |
| December | 86% | 14% | 56 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 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 Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António | Headwind > 15 km/h, Vila Real de Santo António → Albufeira | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.5 | 5% | 11% | either |
| February | +1.7 | 6% | 14% | either |
| March | +2.4 | 7% | 15% | Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António |
| April | +3.7 | 6% | 16% | Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António |
| May | +4.0 | 3% | 13% | Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António |
| June | +5.2 | 1% | 12% | Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António |
| July | +4.4 | 1% | 7% | Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António |
| August | +3.3 | 1% | 5% | Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António |
| September | +3.0 | 2% | 7% | Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António |
| October | +2.1 | 4% | 9% | Albufeira → Vila Real de Santo António |
| November | +1.8 | 3% | 10% | either |
| December | +0.1 | 5% | 9% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in December, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 982–1,007 | E | +0.5 |
| 1,007–1,032 | E | +1.1 |
| 1,032–1,058 | E | +0.2 |
| 1,058–1,083 | NE | −0.6 |
| 1,083–1,106 | NE | −0.6 |
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.