EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Spain - Galicia: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Spain - Galicia is July: 87% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In July, riding Fisterra → Tui meant an average tailwind of 3.0 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57% | 37% | 206 | 12 °C | 0% | 10% | 9.4 † |
| February | 63% | 32% | 156 | 13 °C | 0% | 8% | 10.5 † |
| March | 65% | 34% | 161 | 15 °C | 0% | 1% | 11.8 |
| April | 65% | 35% | 135 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.3 |
| May | 73% | 27% | 99 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.6 |
| June | 78% | 21% | 68 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 87% | 9% | 29 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 85% | 11% | 35 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 81% | 18% | 75 | 22 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 67% | 33% | 214 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.0 † |
| November | 61% | 39% | 206 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 9.7 † |
| December | 62% | 35% | 201 | 13 °C | 0% | 6% | 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 Tui → Fisterra, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Tui → Fisterra | Headwind > 15 km/h, Fisterra → Tui | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.2 | 14% | 14% | either |
| February | −0.5 | 16% | 14% | either |
| March | −1.2 | 18% | 14% | either |
| April | −1.3 | 14% | 12% | either |
| May | −2.0 | 16% | 11% | Fisterra → Tui |
| June | −2.4 | 15% | 9% | Fisterra → Tui |
| July | −3.0 | 16% | 8% | Fisterra → Tui |
| August | −2.7 | 15% | 8% | Fisterra → Tui |
| September | −1.3 | 11% | 9% | either |
| October | +0.3 | 11% | 13% | either |
| November | −0.3 | 15% | 14% | either |
| December | +0.6 | 12% | 14% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 4 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Tui → Fisterra in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tui → Vigo | 100 | July | −4.0 |
| 2. Vigo → Pontevedra | 116 | July | −2.6 |
| 3. Pontevedra → Santa Uxía de Ribeira | 138 | July | −2.3 |
| 4. Santa Uxía de Ribeira → Fisterra | 169 | July | −3.4 |
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.