Camí del Cid cicloturista, stage 5: Maranchón → Calatayud
On stage 5 (Maranchón → Calatayud, 114 km) the best month is October: 85% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Maranchón → Calatayud meant an average tailwind of 2.7 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 | 37% | 15% | 34 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 9.5 † |
| February | 56% | 16% | 33 | 11 °C | 0% | 40% | 10.6 † |
| March | 64% | 23% | 52 | 14 °C | 0% | 24% | 11.8 |
| April | 68% | 29% | 61 | 17 °C | 0% | 6% | 13.3 |
| May | 71% | 24% | 52 | 21 °C | 5% | 1% | 14.5 |
| June | 50% | 24% | 45 | 27 °C | 31% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 27% | 11% | 19 | 31 °C | 68% | 0% | 14.9 |
| August | 33% | 11% | 16 | 31 °C | 61% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 75% | 13% | 32 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 85% | 14% | 42 | 20 °C | 0% | 2% | 11.0 |
| November | 66% | 15% | 46 | 13 °C | 0% | 25% | 9.8 † |
| December | 44% | 12% | 28 | 10 °C | 0% | 53% | 9.2 † |
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 Maranchón → Calatayud, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Maranchón → Calatayud | Headwind > 15 km/h, Calatayud → Maranchón | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.6 | 3% | 19% | Maranchón → Calatayud |
| February | +3.2 | 4% | 17% | Maranchón → Calatayud |
| March | +2.4 | 7% | 19% | Maranchón → Calatayud |
| April | +1.4 | 4% | 14% | either |
| May | +1.2 | 3% | 11% | either |
| June | +1.4 | 2% | 10% | either |
| July | +0.8 | 2% | 9% | either |
| August | +0.4 | 2% | 8% | either |
| September | +0.5 | 2% | 7% | either |
| October | +2.7 | 2% | 12% | Maranchón → Calatayud |
| November | +3.8 | 4% | 17% | Maranchón → Calatayud |
| December | +4.6 | 2% | 17% | Maranchón → Calatayud |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 492–517 | NW | −2.7 |
| 517–543 | NE | +4.5 |
| 543–568 | E | +4.2 |
| 568–593 | E | +4.0 |
| 593–606 | E | +3.9 |
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.