The EuroVelo 8 in April: warnings stage by stage

EuroVelo 8 in April, 23 stages. April warnings 2019–2025; updated 27 October 2026.

If you ride the whole route in April, expect around 2.9 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 3 of 12 for fewest warnings.

2.9

warning days

in 23 stages, on average

12%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 17%

0.2

orange or red days

in 23 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in April

Stage by stage in April

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1. Portbou – Roses12%

2. Roses – Palamós12%

3. Palamós – Lloret de Mar13%

4. Lloret de Mar – Barcelona12%

5. Barcelona – Sitges12%

6. Sitges – Tarragona13%

7. Tarragona – L'Ametlla de Mar18%

8. L'Ametlla de Mar – Vinaròs15%

9. Vinaròs – Benicàssim15%

10. Benicàssim – València10%

11. València – Gandia8%

12. Gandia – Dénia11%

13. Dénia – Alicante14%

14. Alicante – Torrevieja8%

15. Torrevieja – Cartagena12%

16. Cartagena – Águilas9%

17. Águilas – Almería18%

18. Almería – Almuñécar15%

19. Almuñécar – Málaga7%

20. Málaga – Marbella3%

21. Marbella – Algeciras15%

22. Algeciras – Tarifa15%

23. Tarifa – Cádiz17%

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

Which warnings come in April

Wind1.5

Rain1.1

Storms0.8

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

Section by section in April

Section	Warning days	Most common
Catalonia	1.1 over 8 stages	wind and rain
Valencia	0.7 over 6 stages	rain and storms
Murcia	0.4 over 3 stages	wind and rain
Andalusia	0.7 over 6 stages	wind and rain

The worst April days on the EuroVelo 8

orange19 April 2019: orange warning on 6 of 23 stages, for rain and wind
orange20 April 2019: orange warning on 6 of 23 stages, for rain, storms and wind
orange1 April 2020: orange warning on 4 of 23 stages, for rain and wind
orange21 April 2020: orange warning on 4 of 23 stages, for rain
red21 April 2019: red warning on 3 of 23 stages, for rain
red22 April 2019: red warning on 3 of 23 stages, for rain
orange15 April 2020: orange warning on 3 of 23 stages, for rain and storms
orange1 April 2022: orange warning on 3 of 23 stages, for wind · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is April a good month to ride the EuroVelo 8?

By warnings, April is number 3 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.9 warning days riding the 23 stages. The section with the most warnings in April is Catalonia; the fewest, Valencia.

Which warnings are there on the EuroVelo 8 in April?

Mostly for wind and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.2 stage-days in April, 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.