Camí del Cid cicloturista, stage 8: Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora
On stage 8 (Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora, 123 km) the best month is October: 85% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora meant an average tailwind of 3.2 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 | 35% | 12% | 30 | 8 °C | 0% | 65% | 9.6 † |
| February | 52% | 14% | 26 | 10 °C | 0% | 46% | 10.6 † |
| March | 63% | 21% | 50 | 13 °C | 0% | 31% | 11.8 |
| April | 69% | 28% | 59 | 16 °C | 0% | 10% | 13.2 |
| May | 72% | 27% | 54 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 14.4 |
| June | 65% | 25% | 50 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 15.0 |
| July | 44% | 14% | 23 | 29 °C | 46% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 43% | 19% | 32 | 29 °C | 43% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 76% | 20% | 42 | 24 °C | 4% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 85% | 14% | 47 | 19 °C | 0% | 3% | 11.1 |
| November | 62% | 14% | 40 | 12 °C | 0% | 32% | 9.9 † |
| December | 43% | 10% | 25 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 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 Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rubielos de Mora → Torres de Albarracín | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +7.3 | 0% | 20% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| February | +6.6 | 1% | 22% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| March | +5.3 | 4% | 22% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| April | +3.5 | 3% | 14% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| May | +3.4 | 1% | 10% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| June | +2.3 | 1% | 5% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| July | +2.4 | 1% | 5% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| August | +1.8 | 1% | 4% | either |
| September | +2.0 | 1% | 5% | either |
| October | +3.2 | 1% | 8% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| November | +6.1 | 1% | 18% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
| December | +6.0 | 0% | 17% | Torres de Albarracín → Rubielos de Mora |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 857–882 | E | +3.9 |
| 882–909 | E | +3.9 |
| 909–935 | SE | +2.2 |
| 935–960 | E | +3.0 |
| 960–980 | E | +3.1 |
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.