EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Spain, stage 4: Burgos → Palencia
On stage 4 (Burgos → Palencia, 116 km) the best month is October: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Palencia → Burgos meant an average tailwind of 2.8 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 | 22% | 20% | 49 | 8 °C | 0% | 73% | 9.4 † |
| February | 48% | 20% | 45 | 10 °C | 0% | 46% | 10.5 † |
| March | 60% | 24% | 52 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 11.8 |
| April | 68% | 29% | 62 | 16 °C | 0% | 8% | 13.3 |
| May | 73% | 25% | 52 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 14.6 |
| June | 66% | 21% | 46 | 25 °C | 16% | 0% | 15.2 |
| July | 54% | 8% | 15 | 29 °C | 40% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 55% | 6% | 11 | 29 °C | 41% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 80% | 12% | 30 | 24 °C | 8% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 17% | 59 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 11.0 † |
| November | 58% | 19% | 57 | 12 °C | 0% | 30% | 9.7 † |
| December | 30% | 16% | 47 | 9 °C | 0% | 64% | 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 Burgos → Palencia, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Burgos → Palencia | Headwind > 15 km/h, Palencia → Burgos | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.6 | 17% | 5% | Palencia → Burgos |
| February | −3.1 | 18% | 6% | Palencia → Burgos |
| March | −2.5 | 20% | 10% | Palencia → Burgos |
| April | −1.3 | 15% | 9% | either |
| May | −0.3 | 13% | 10% | either |
| June | −0.4 | 11% | 9% | either |
| July | +1.0 | 9% | 9% | either |
| August | +0.4 | 9% | 10% | either |
| September | −0.3 | 9% | 9% | either |
| October | −2.8 | 14% | 6% | Palencia → Burgos |
| November | −3.6 | 17% | 6% | Palencia → Burgos |
| December | −4.1 | 15% | 2% | Palencia → Burgos |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 372–397 | W | −3.1 |
| 397–423 | W | −2.9 |
| 423–448 | SW | −3.1 |
| 448–475 | SW | −3.4 |
| 475–488 | SE | −0.6 |
Other stages
- Irun → Pamplona 114 km
- Pamplona → Logroño 110 km
- Logroño → Burgos 148 km
- Burgos → Palencia 116 km
- Palencia → Toro 133 km
- Toro → Salamanca 113 km
- Salamanca → Hervás 97 km
- Hervás → Cáceres 137 km
- Cáceres → Almendralejo 109 km
- Almendralejo → Cala 119 km
- Cala → Trigueros 119 km
- Trigueros → Ayamonte 102 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.