The EuroVelo 1 in January: warnings stage by stage

EuroVelo 1 in January, 16 stages. January warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you ride the whole route in January, expect around 2.9 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 11 of 12 for fewest warnings.

2.9

warning days

in 16 stages, on average

18%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 12%

0.5

orange or red days

in 16 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Irun – Donostia13%

2. Donostia – Zumaia13%

3. Zumaia – Bilbao18%

4. Bilbao – Castro-Urdiales20%

5. Castro-Urdiales – Santander13%

6. Santander – Llanes17%

7. Llanes – Ribadesella10%

8. Ribadesella – Gijón10%

9. Gijón – Luarca12%

10. Luarca – Ribadeo23%

11. Ribadeo – Viveiro22%

12. Viveiro – Ferrol26%

13. Ferrol – A Coruña23%

14. A Coruña – Santiago de Compostela24%

15. Santiago de Compostela – Pontevedra23%

16. Pontevedra – Tui23%

Share of January days with some warning in each stage's zones, 2019–2025; the colour is each day's highest level.

Which warnings come in January

Wind1.8

Rain1.0

Cold0.4

Snow0.3

Stage-days with a warning of each kind in January, on average; a day can have several.

Section by section in January

Section	Warning days	Most common
Basque Country	0.4 over 3 stages	wind and rain
Cantabria	0.5 over 3 stages	wind and rain
Asturias	0.3 over 3 stages	wind and rain
Galicia	1.6 over 7 stages	wind and rain

The worst January days on the EuroVelo 1

orange29 January 2019: orange warning on 12 of 16 stages, for wind · the episode
orange16 January 2023: orange warning on 8 of 16 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange17 January 2023: orange warning on 8 of 16 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange15 January 2020: orange warning on 7 of 16 stages, for wind
orange16 January 2020: orange warning on 7 of 16 stages, for rain and wind
orange20 January 2021: orange warning on 7 of 16 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange21 January 2021: orange warning on 7 of 16 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange22 January 2021: orange warning on 7 of 16 stages, for rain and wind · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is January a good month to ride the EuroVelo 1?

By warnings, January is number 11 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.9 warning days riding the 16 stages. The section with the most warnings in January is Galicia; the fewest, Asturias.

Which warnings are there on the EuroVelo 1 in January?

Mostly for wind and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.5 stage-days in January, on average.

This is not a forecast: it counts the warnings AEMET issued on those dates in past years. A warning is a forecast that a threshold will be crossed in the zone, not damage.