EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Spain, stage 5: Palencia → Toro

On stage 5 (Palencia → Toro, 133 km) the best month is October: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Toro → Palencia meant an average tailwind of 2.7 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).

ERA5 2006–2025 · OpenStreetMap · Methodology and sources

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OctoberBest months

Toro → PalenciaBetter direction in the best month

2.7 km/hAverage tailwind in the best month

82%Dry days with 10–30 °C

June · 59%Best summer month

Start: Palencia · Finish: Toro · Route geometry: OpenStreetMap / Waymarked Trails

Weather by month

Good days

Month	Good days	Rain days ≥ 1 mm	Rain, mm	Avg high	Days ≥ 30 °C	Days < 10 °C	Daylight, h
January	29%	18%	43	9 °C	0%	64%	9.5 †
February	56%	16%	39	11 °C	0%	37%	10.5 †
March	67%	22%	48	14 °C	0%	18%	11.8
April	73%	26%	55	17 °C	0%	4%	13.3
May	76%	19%	39	22 °C	6%	0%	14.5
June	59%	17%	34	27 °C	28%	0%	15.2
July	34%	7%	10	31 °C	62%	0%	14.9
August	41%	4%	8	30 °C	56%	0%	13.8
September	76%	10%	25	26 °C	14%	0%	12.4
October	82%	16%	59	20 °C	1%	1%	11.0
November	66%	17%	52	13 °C	0%	21%	9.8 †
December	34%	15%	46	9 °C	0%	57%	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

Wind Palencia → Toro, km/h

Month	Wind Palencia → Toro, km/h	Headwind > 15 km/h, Palencia → Toro	Headwind > 15 km/h, Toro → Palencia	Better way
January	−3.3	15%	4%	Toro → Palencia
February	−3.1	17%	5%	Toro → Palencia
March	−2.6	18%	8%	Toro → Palencia
April	−2.4	15%	6%	Toro → Palencia
May	−2.0	13%	6%	Toro → Palencia
June	−3.2	11%	4%	Toro → Palencia
July	−2.5	10%	3%	Toro → Palencia
August	−2.1	8%	4%	Toro → Palencia
September	−1.4	8%	5%	either
October	−2.7	12%	4%	Toro → Palencia
November	−3.3	15%	5%	Toro → Palencia
December	−3.3	13%	2%	Toro → Palencia

Along the route (sections of about 25 km)

km	Heading	Tailwind in October, km/h
486–512	S	−2.2
512–537	SW	−3.0
537–563	SW	−2.9
563–588	W	−3.2
588–613	W	−2.8
613–619	NW	−1.7

Other stages

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.