Camí del Cid cicloturista, stage 1: Quintanilla-Vivar → Arauzo de Torre
On stage 1 (Quintanilla-Vivar → Arauzo de Torre, 124 km) the best month is September: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.0 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 | 19% | 26% | 67 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 9.4 † |
| February | 40% | 27% | 61 | 9 °C | 0% | 55% | 10.5 † |
| March | 51% | 30% | 68 | 12 °C | 0% | 37% | 11.8 |
| April | 59% | 36% | 76 | 15 °C | 0% | 14% | 13.3 |
| May | 70% | 29% | 63 | 19 °C | 1% | 3% | 14.6 |
| June | 65% | 24% | 54 | 24 °C | 13% | 0% | 15.2 |
| July | 58% | 11% | 17 | 28 °C | 34% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 56% | 8% | 14 | 28 °C | 38% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 80% | 14% | 36 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 20% | 65 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 11.0 † |
| November | 50% | 25% | 73 | 11 °C | 0% | 37% | 9.7 † |
| December | 27% | 21% | 57 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 9.1 † |
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 → Arauzo de Torre, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Quintanilla-Vivar → Arauzo de Torre | Headwind > 15 km/h, Arauzo de Torre → Quintanilla-Vivar | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.4 | 7% | 8% | either |
| February | +0.6 | 9% | 11% | either |
| March | +0.5 | 11% | 11% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 8% | 8% | either |
| May | +2.0 | 6% | 8% | Quintanilla-Vivar → Arauzo de Torre |
| June | +1.2 | 4% | 5% | either |
| July | +2.5 | 3% | 6% | Quintanilla-Vivar → Arauzo de Torre |
| August | +2.2 | 3% | 6% | Quintanilla-Vivar → Arauzo de Torre |
| September | +1.0 | 5% | 4% | either |
| October | −1.3 | 10% | 5% | either |
| November | −0.5 | 10% | 9% | either |
| December | −1.4 | 8% | 5% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | S | +1.3 |
| 25–50 | SE | +1.7 |
| 50–75 | SW | −0.1 |
| 75–100 | SE | +1.2 |
| 100–124 | S | +0.9 |
Other stages
- Quintanilla-Vivar → Arauzo de Torre 124 km
- Arauzo de Torre → San Esteban de Gormaz 124 km
- San Esteban de Gormaz → Robledo de Corpes 123 km
- Robledo de Corpes → Maranchón 124 km
- Maranchón → Calatayud 114 km
- Calatayud → Molina de Aragón 131 km
- Molina de Aragón → Torres de Albarracín 123 km
- Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora 123 km
- Rubielos de Mora → Valencia 122 km
- Valencia → Villena 143 km
- Villena → Orihuela 105 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.