Las Tres Taifas, stage 2: Cella → Molina de Aragón
On stage 2 (Cella → Molina de Aragón, 152 km) the best month is October: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.8 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% | 18% | 47 | 7 °C | 0% | 75% | 9.6 † |
| February | 41% | 21% | 43 | 9 °C | 0% | 57% | 10.6 † |
| March | 51% | 29% | 66 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 11.8 |
| April | 61% | 35% | 75 | 15 °C | 0% | 16% | 13.2 |
| May | 68% | 31% | 63 | 19 °C | 1% | 3% | 14.4 |
| June | 65% | 26% | 52 | 24 °C | 12% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 49% | 12% | 20 | 29 °C | 44% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 48% | 16% | 26 | 29 °C | 41% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 77% | 19% | 42 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 80% | 18% | 56 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 11.0 |
| November | 50% | 20% | 55 | 11 °C | 0% | 42% | 9.9 † |
| December | 30% | 15% | 40 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 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 Cella → Molina de Aragón, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Cella → Molina de Aragón | Headwind > 15 km/h, Molina de Aragón → Cella | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.4 | 15% | 3% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| February | −4.1 | 17% | 4% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| March | −3.4 | 18% | 7% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| April | −2.4 | 11% | 5% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| May | −2.9 | 9% | 4% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| June | −1.9 | 5% | 4% | either |
| July | −2.4 | 6% | 4% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| August | −2.3 | 5% | 3% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| September | −2.0 | 5% | 3% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| October | −1.8 | 7% | 4% | either |
| November | −3.5 | 15% | 5% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
| December | −3.3 | 12% | 3% | Molina de Aragón → Cella |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 111–136 | W | −3.8 |
| 136–161 | NW | −3.2 |
| 161–186 | NW | −3.3 |
| 186–211 | NW | −4.2 |
| 211–236 | NW | −0.9 |
| 236–263 | NE | +4.0 |
Other stages
- Caminreal → Cella 15 km
- Cella → Molina de Aragón 152 km
- Molina de Aragón → Cella 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.