EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Spain, stage 3: Nájera → Burgos
On stage 3 (Nájera → Burgos, 122 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.4 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 | 24% | 27% | 66 | 8 °C | 0% | 72% | 9.4 † |
| February | 41% | 30% | 65 | 9 °C | 0% | 53% | 10.5 † |
| March | 52% | 32% | 73 | 12 °C | 0% | 37% | 11.8 |
| April | 57% | 38% | 86 | 15 °C | 0% | 15% | 13.3 |
| May | 63% | 35% | 81 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 14.6 |
| June | 66% | 30% | 76 | 22 °C | 6% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 69% | 15% | 33 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 64% | 14% | 27 | 26 °C | 25% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 77% | 18% | 45 | 22 °C | 5% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 77% | 21% | 62 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 11.0 † |
| November | 52% | 27% | 76 | 12 °C | 0% | 35% | 9.7 † |
| December | 34% | 21% | 53 | 9 °C | 0% | 61% | 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 Nájera → Burgos, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nájera → Burgos | Headwind > 15 km/h, Burgos → Nájera | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.7 | 17% | 1% | Burgos → Nájera |
| February | −4.7 | 18% | 1% | Burgos → Nájera |
| March | −3.7 | 18% | 3% | Burgos → Nájera |
| April | −1.6 | 12% | 2% | either |
| May | −0.8 | 9% | 2% | either |
| June | 0.0 | 7% | 1% | either |
| July | +1.6 | 5% | 2% | either |
| August | +1.0 | 6% | 2% | either |
| September | −0.4 | 7% | 2% | either |
| October | −3.1 | 12% | 1% | Burgos → Nájera |
| November | −5.1 | 17% | 1% | Burgos → Nájera |
| December | −5.7 | 15% | 0% | Burgos → Nájera |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 232–257 | SW | +0.7 |
| 257–282 | NW | −1.7 |
| 282–308 | W | 0.0 |
| 308–333 | W | −0.2 |
| 333–355 | W | −1.0 |
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.