Las Tres Taifas, stage 3: Molina de Aragón → Cella
On stage 3 (Molina de Aragón → Cella, 140 km) the best month is October: 86% 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 | 36% | 15% | 35 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 9.5 † |
| February | 54% | 17% | 33 | 11 °C | 0% | 42% | 10.6 † |
| March | 63% | 23% | 51 | 13 °C | 0% | 27% | 11.8 |
| April | 67% | 30% | 63 | 17 °C | 0% | 9% | 13.2 |
| May | 71% | 26% | 53 | 21 °C | 3% | 1% | 14.4 |
| June | 54% | 25% | 50 | 26 °C | 26% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 32% | 13% | 21 | 31 °C | 62% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 38% | 14% | 21 | 30 °C | 55% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 74% | 16% | 35 | 25 °C | 11% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 86% | 13% | 40 | 20 °C | 0% | 2% | 11.0 |
| November | 65% | 16% | 47 | 13 °C | 0% | 27% | 9.8 † |
| December | 46% | 11% | 27 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 9.2 † |
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 Molina de Aragón → Cella, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Molina de Aragón → Cella | Headwind > 15 km/h, Cella → Molina de Aragón | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 7% | 9% | either |
| February | −0.6 | 10% | 9% | either |
| March | −0.9 | 12% | 11% | either |
| April | −0.6 | 8% | 7% | either |
| May | −1.0 | 7% | 5% | either |
| June | +0.3 | 3% | 4% | either |
| July | +0.1 | 2% | 4% | either |
| August | −0.4 | 2% | 3% | either |
| September | −0.8 | 3% | 3% | either |
| October | +0.2 | 4% | 5% | either |
| November | −0.1 | 8% | 8% | either |
| December | +0.5 | 6% | 7% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 263–288 | E | +4.4 |
| 288–313 | E | +4.1 |
| 313–339 | N | −0.1 |
| 339–364 | NW | −2.8 |
| 364–390 | NW | −3.4 |
| 390–402 | NW | −2.4 |
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.