EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Spain: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Spain is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.6 km/h along the route (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 | 32% | 27% | 94 | 9 °C | 0% | 58% | 9.4 † |
| February | 49% | 27% | 80 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 10.5 † |
| March | 58% | 31% | 86 | 13 °C | 0% | 26% | 11.8 |
| April | 63% | 35% | 84 | 16 °C | 0% | 9% | 13.3 |
| May | 70% | 29% | 70 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 14.6 |
| June | 68% | 24% | 61 | 23 °C | 9% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 69% | 11% | 23 | 26 °C | 21% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 67% | 11% | 26 | 26 °C | 24% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 79% | 16% | 47 | 23 °C | 5% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 76% | 23% | 95 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 11.0 † |
| November | 56% | 29% | 100 | 12 °C | 0% | 25% | 9.7 † |
| December | 38% | 24% | 87 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 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 near Orbara → Fisterra, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Orbara → Fisterra | Headwind > 15 km/h, Fisterra → near Orbara | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.9 | 10% | 2% | Fisterra → near Orbara |
| February | −2.7 | 12% | 2% | Fisterra → near Orbara |
| March | −2.2 | 13% | 5% | Fisterra → near Orbara |
| April | −1.3 | 9% | 3% | either |
| May | −1.3 | 7% | 4% | either |
| June | −1.3 | 6% | 3% | either |
| July | −0.6 | 5% | 3% | either |
| August | −0.7 | 5% | 3% | either |
| September | −0.6 | 5% | 3% | either |
| October | −1.5 | 7% | 2% | either |
| November | −2.7 | 10% | 2% | Fisterra → near Orbara |
| December | −2.4 | 9% | 1% | Fisterra → near Orbara |
Stages
The route is split into 8 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind near Orbara → Fisterra in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. near Orbara → Puente la Reina | 122 | October | +1.6 |
| 2. Puente la Reina → Nájera | 110 | October | +0.8 |
| 3. Nájera → Burgos | 122 | September | −0.4 |
| 4. Burgos → Sahagún | 123 | September | −0.5 |
| 5. Sahagún → Astorga | 117 | September | −1.7 |
| 6. Astorga → near Sarria | 122 | September | −2.3 |
| 7. near Sarria → Arzúa | 123 | July | −1.8 |
| 8. Arzúa → Fisterra | 140 | July | −0.4 |
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.