Las Tres Taifas: which way and when to ride
The best month for Las Tres Taifas is October: 83% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.9 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 | 30% | 17% | 41 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 9.6 † |
| February | 48% | 19% | 38 | 10 °C | 0% | 49% | 10.6 † |
| March | 57% | 26% | 58 | 12 °C | 0% | 34% | 11.8 |
| April | 64% | 33% | 69 | 16 °C | 0% | 12% | 13.2 |
| May | 70% | 28% | 58 | 20 °C | 2% | 2% | 14.4 |
| June | 60% | 25% | 51 | 25 °C | 19% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 40% | 12% | 21 | 30 °C | 53% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 43% | 15% | 23 | 30 °C | 48% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 75% | 18% | 39 | 24 °C | 7% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 83% | 16% | 48 | 19 °C | 0% | 3% | 11.0 |
| November | 58% | 18% | 51 | 12 °C | 0% | 34% | 9.8 † |
| December | 38% | 13% | 34 | 9 °C | 0% | 60% | 9.3 † |
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 Caminreal → Cella, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Caminreal → Cella | Headwind > 15 km/h, Cella → Caminreal | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.3 | 11% | 6% | Cella → Caminreal |
| February | −2.5 | 14% | 7% | Cella → Caminreal |
| March | −2.2 | 15% | 9% | Cella → Caminreal |
| April | −1.6 | 10% | 6% | either |
| May | −2.1 | 8% | 5% | Cella → Caminreal |
| June | −0.9 | 4% | 4% | either |
| July | −1.3 | 4% | 4% | either |
| August | −1.4 | 4% | 3% | either |
| September | −1.5 | 4% | 3% | either |
| October | −0.9 | 6% | 5% | either |
| November | −1.9 | 12% | 7% | either |
| December | −1.5 | 9% | 5% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 3 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Caminreal → Cella in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Caminreal → Cella | 15 | October | −1.6 |
| 2. Cella → Molina de Aragón | 152 | October | −1.8 |
| 3. Molina de Aragón → Cella | 140 | October | +0.2 |
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.