Camí del Cid cicloturista, stage 10: Valencia → Villena
On stage 10 (Valencia → Villena, 143 km) the best month is December: 86% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.7 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 | 83% | 11% | 39 | 15 °C | 0% | 10% | 9.7 † |
| February | 86% | 10% | 21 | 16 °C | 0% | 7% | 10.7 † |
| March | 81% | 18% | 68 | 18 °C | 0% | 3% | 11.8 |
| April | 79% | 20% | 53 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 77% | 15% | 36 | 25 °C | 8% | 0% | 14.3 |
| June | 47% | 10% | 24 | 29 °C | 45% | 0% | 14.9 |
| July | 13% | 5% | 10 | 33 °C | 84% | 0% | 14.6 |
| August | 15% | 11% | 24 | 32 °C | 76% | 0% | 13.7 |
| September | 53% | 20% | 72 | 28 °C | 27% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 79% | 16% | 65 | 24 °C | 4% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 86% | 14% | 50 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.0 † |
| December | 86% | 10% | 37 | 15 °C | 0% | 5% | 9.4 † |
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 Valencia → Villena, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Valencia → Villena | Headwind > 15 km/h, Villena → Valencia | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.8 | 3% | 2% | either |
| February | +0.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| March | +1.0 | 4% | 7% | either |
| April | +0.8 | 3% | 5% | either |
| May | +0.3 | 1% | 2% | either |
| June | +0.3 | 1% | 1% | either |
| July | +0.5 | 0% | 1% | either |
| August | +0.7 | 0% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.9 | 1% | 2% | either |
| October | 0.0 | 2% | 2% | either |
| November | −0.3 | 2% | 2% | either |
| December | −0.7 | 2% | 2% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in December, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,102–1,127 | S | −0.2 |
| 1,127–1,153 | S | −0.1 |
| 1,153–1,178 | S | +0.7 |
| 1,178–1,203 | SW | −0.8 |
| 1,203–1,232 | SW | −1.4 |
| 1,232–1,245 | W | −3.8 |
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.