Camí del Cid cicloturista: which way and when to ride
The best month for Camí del Cid cicloturista is October: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.4 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44% | 16% | 42 | 10 °C | 0% | 53% | 9.6 † |
| February | 58% | 17% | 36 | 12 °C | 0% | 37% | 10.6 † |
| March | 64% | 23% | 59 | 14 °C | 0% | 25% | 11.8 |
| April | 69% | 28% | 63 | 17 °C | 0% | 8% | 13.2 |
| May | 73% | 24% | 52 | 21 °C | 3% | 1% | 14.4 |
| June | 59% | 20% | 42 | 26 °C | 23% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 35% | 10% | 17 | 30 °C | 59% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 37% | 12% | 21 | 30 °C | 55% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 72% | 16% | 43 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 82% | 16% | 54 | 20 °C | 1% | 2% | 11.0 |
| November | 66% | 17% | 51 | 14 °C | 0% | 24% | 9.8 † |
| December | 49% | 13% | 35 | 11 °C | 0% | 46% | 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 Quintanilla-Vivar → Orihuela, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Quintanilla-Vivar → Orihuela | Headwind > 15 km/h, Orihuela → Quintanilla-Vivar | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.4 | 4% | 11% | Quintanilla-Vivar → Orihuela |
| February | +2.2 | 5% | 13% | Quintanilla-Vivar → Orihuela |
| March | +1.8 | 7% | 14% | either |
| April | +0.8 | 5% | 9% | either |
| May | +0.8 | 4% | 7% | either |
| June | 0.0 | 3% | 4% | either |
| July | +0.1 | 3% | 4% | either |
| August | +0.2 | 3% | 4% | either |
| September | +0.4 | 3% | 4% | either |
| October | +0.4 | 4% | 5% | either |
| November | +1.9 | 5% | 11% | either |
| December | +1.7 | 3% | 9% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 11 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Quintanilla-Vivar → Orihuela in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Quintanilla-Vivar → Arauzo de Torre | 124 | September | −1.3 |
| 2. Arauzo de Torre → San Esteban de Gormaz | 124 | October | −0.2 |
| 3. San Esteban de Gormaz → Robledo de Corpes | 123 | October | −0.2 |
| 4. Robledo de Corpes → Maranchón | 124 | October | +2.6 |
| 5. Maranchón → Calatayud | 114 | October | +2.7 |
| 6. Calatayud → Molina de Aragón | 131 | October | −0.3 |
| 7. Molina de Aragón → Torres de Albarracín | 123 | October | +1.2 |
| 8. Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora | 123 | October | +3.2 |
| 9. Rubielos de Mora → Valencia | 122 | December | −2.3 |
| 10. Valencia → Villena | 143 | December | 0.0 |
| 11. Villena → Orihuela | 105 | February | −1.4 |
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.