The EuroVelo 1 in May: warnings stage by stage

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

If you ride the whole route in May, expect around 1.3 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 3 of 12 for fewest warnings.

1.3

warning days

in 16 stages, on average

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 12%

0.0

orange or red days

in 16 stages, on average

Rain

the most common warning

in May

Stage by stage in May

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1. Irun – Donostia11%

2. Donostia – Zumaia11%

3. Zumaia – Bilbao14%

4. Bilbao – Castro-Urdiales13%

5. Castro-Urdiales – Santander9%

6. Santander – Llanes9%

7. Llanes – Ribadesella5%

8. Ribadesella – Gijón5%

9. Gijón – Luarca6%

10. Luarca – Ribadeo5%

11. Ribadeo – Viveiro5%

12. Viveiro – Ferrol7%

13. Ferrol – A Coruña5%

14. A Coruña – Santiago de Compostela10%

15. Santiago de Compostela – Pontevedra12%

16. Pontevedra – Tui10%

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

Which warnings come in May

Rain1.0

Storms0.7

Wind0.1

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

Section by section in May

Section	Warning days	Most common
Basque Country	0.4 over 3 stages	rain and storms
Cantabria	0.3 over 3 stages	rain and storms
Asturias	0.2 over 3 stages	rain and storms
Galicia	0.5 over 7 stages	rain and storms

The worst May days on the EuroVelo 1

orange15 May 2025: orange warning on 4 of 16 stages, for rain
orange30 May 2025: orange warning on 2 of 16 stages, for rain, storms and heat
orange27 May 2026: orange warning on 2 of 16 stages, for heat
orange28 May 2026: orange warning on 2 of 16 stages, for heat

Frequently asked questions

Is May a good month to ride the EuroVelo 1?

By warnings, May is number 3 of 12 for calm: on average, 1.3 warning days riding the 16 stages. The section with the most warnings in May is Basque Country; the fewest, Asturias.

Which warnings are there on the EuroVelo 1 in May?

Mostly for rain and storms. Orange or red shows up on 0.0 stage-days in May, 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.