EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Spain, stage 2: Puente la Reina → Nájera
On stage 2 (Puente la Reina → Nájera, 110 km) the best month is October: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.1 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 | 37% | 23% | 63 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 9.4 † |
| February | 55% | 24% | 58 | 11 °C | 0% | 36% | 10.5 † |
| March | 64% | 27% | 68 | 14 °C | 0% | 21% | 11.8 |
| April | 69% | 30% | 68 | 17 °C | 0% | 6% | 13.3 |
| May | 73% | 26% | 62 | 20 °C | 2% | 1% | 14.6 |
| June | 63% | 23% | 56 | 25 °C | 16% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 60% | 10% | 20 | 28 °C | 33% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 54% | 11% | 25 | 28 °C | 38% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 76% | 15% | 36 | 24 °C | 11% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 82% | 17% | 59 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 11.0 † |
| November | 65% | 24% | 75 | 13 °C | 0% | 20% | 9.7 † |
| December | 45% | 19% | 50 | 10 °C | 0% | 47% | 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 Puente la Reina → Nájera, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Puente la Reina → Nájera | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nájera → Puente la Reina | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.0 | 5% | 0% | Nájera → Puente la Reina |
| February | −2.1 | 7% | 0% | Nájera → Puente la Reina |
| March | −1.6 | 7% | 1% | either |
| April | +0.3 | 4% | 0% | either |
| May | +0.4 | 2% | 0% | either |
| June | +1.1 | 2% | 0% | either |
| July | +2.3 | 1% | 0% | Puente la Reina → Nájera |
| August | +2.1 | 1% | 0% | Puente la Reina → Nájera |
| September | +0.8 | 2% | 0% | either |
| October | −0.1 | 3% | 0% | either |
| November | −2.1 | 5% | 0% | Nájera → Puente la Reina |
| December | −2.0 | 4% | 0% | Nájera → Puente la Reina |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 122–147 | W | −0.1 |
| 147–172 | SW | +0.8 |
| 172–198 | SW | +0.2 |
| 198–224 | W | −0.7 |
| 224–232 | W | −1.9 |
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.