EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Spain, stage 1: near Orbara → Puente la Reina
On stage 1 (near Orbara → Puente la Reina, 122 km) the best month is October: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.2 km/h on average; 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 | 28% | 27% | 86 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 9.3 † |
| February | 46% | 27% | 76 | 10 °C | 0% | 45% | 10.5 † |
| March | 57% | 32% | 89 | 13 °C | 0% | 26% | 11.8 |
| April | 63% | 35% | 86 | 16 °C | 0% | 8% | 13.3 |
| May | 70% | 29% | 79 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 14.6 |
| June | 68% | 24% | 68 | 23 °C | 10% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 68% | 12% | 29 | 26 °C | 22% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 63% | 13% | 46 | 26 °C | 26% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 77% | 17% | 57 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 79% | 19% | 84 | 19 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.9 † |
| November | 58% | 28% | 93 | 12 °C | 0% | 26% | 9.7 † |
| December | 38% | 23% | 69 | 9 °C | 0% | 55% | 9.0 † |
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 → Puente la Reina, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Orbara → Puente la Reina | Headwind > 15 km/h, Puente la Reina → near Orbara | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.1 | 3% | 4% | either |
| February | 0.0 | 5% | 5% | either |
| March | +0.2 | 6% | 7% | either |
| April | +1.1 | 5% | 6% | either |
| May | +2.1 | 3% | 8% | near Orbara → Puente la Reina |
| June | +2.5 | 2% | 6% | near Orbara → Puente la Reina |
| July | +4.1 | 1% | 9% | near Orbara → Puente la Reina |
| August | +3.3 | 2% | 8% | near Orbara → Puente la Reina |
| September | +1.6 | 3% | 5% | either |
| October | −0.2 | 5% | 4% | either |
| November | −0.6 | 4% | 4% | either |
| December | −0.6 | 3% | 3% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | SW | −1.0 |
| 25–50 | S | −0.4 |
| 50–76 | W | +0.4 |
| 76–101 | SW | +0.1 |
| 101–122 | SW | 0.0 |
Other stages
- near Orbara → Puente la Reina 122 km
- Puente la Reina → Nájera 110 km
- Nájera → Burgos 122 km
- Burgos → Sahagún 123 km
- Sahagún → Astorga 117 km
- Astorga → near Sarria 122 km
- near Sarria → Arzúa 123 km
- Arzúa → Fisterra 140 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.