Camí del Cid cicloturista, stage 6: Calatayud → Molina de Aragón
On stage 6 (Calatayud → Molina de Aragón, 131 km) the best month is October: 85% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 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 | 35% | 15% | 36 | 9 °C | 0% | 63% | 9.5 † |
| February | 53% | 17% | 33 | 11 °C | 0% | 43% | 10.6 † |
| March | 62% | 23% | 52 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 11.8 |
| April | 66% | 31% | 64 | 17 °C | 0% | 9% | 13.2 |
| May | 71% | 26% | 54 | 21 °C | 3% | 1% | 14.4 |
| June | 55% | 25% | 51 | 26 °C | 24% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 33% | 13% | 21 | 31 °C | 61% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 38% | 14% | 21 | 30 °C | 54% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 75% | 16% | 36 | 25 °C | 10% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 85% | 13% | 41 | 20 °C | 0% | 2% | 11.0 |
| November | 63% | 16% | 48 | 12 °C | 0% | 28% | 9.8 † |
| December | 44% | 11% | 28 | 9 °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 Calatayud → Molina de Aragón, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Calatayud → Molina de Aragón | Headwind > 15 km/h, Molina de Aragón → Calatayud | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.1 | 9% | 8% | either |
| February | +0.7 | 9% | 10% | either |
| March | +1.0 | 11% | 12% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 8% | 8% | either |
| May | +0.9 | 6% | 8% | either |
| June | −0.5 | 5% | 3% | either |
| July | −0.4 | 6% | 2% | either |
| August | +0.2 | 4% | 3% | either |
| September | +0.8 | 3% | 4% | either |
| October | −0.3 | 6% | 4% | either |
| November | +0.1 | 9% | 9% | either |
| December | −0.5 | 8% | 6% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 604–629 | SE | +3.3 |
| 629–654 | SE | +2.7 |
| 654–680 | S | +1.7 |
| 680–705 | SW | −3.7 |
| 705–730 | W | −4.6 |
| 730–735 | W | −4.6 |
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.