The EuroVelo 8 in February: warnings stage by stage

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

If you ride the whole route in February, expect around 2.4 warning days on your stage, on average. It's the month with the fewest warnings.

2.4

warning days

in 23 stages, on average

10%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 17%

0.3

orange or red days

in 23 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in February

Stage by stage in February

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1. Portbou – Roses12%

2. Roses – Palamós12%

3. Palamós – Lloret de Mar13%

4. Lloret de Mar – Barcelona7%

5. Barcelona – Sitges6%

6. Sitges – Tarragona9%

7. Tarragona – L'Ametlla de Mar17%

8. L'Ametlla de Mar – Vinaròs17%

9. Vinaròs – Benicàssim12%

10. Benicàssim – València8%

11. València – Gandia7%

12. Gandia – Dénia6%

13. Dénia – Alicante6%

14. Alicante – Torrevieja3%

15. Torrevieja – Cartagena4%

16. Cartagena – Águilas4%

17. Águilas – Almería14%

18. Almería – Almuñécar13%

19. Almuñécar – Málaga11%

20. Málaga – Marbella7%

21. Marbella – Algeciras19%

22. Algeciras – Tarifa18%

23. Tarifa – Cádiz18%

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

Which warnings come in February

Wind2.0

Rain0.3

Storms0.1

Cold0.1

Snow0.1

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

Section by section in February

Section	Warning days	Most common
Catalonia	0.9 over 8 stages	wind and cold
Valencia	0.4 over 6 stages	wind and rain
Murcia	0.2 over 3 stages	wind and snow
Andalusia	0.9 over 6 stages	wind and rain

The worst February days on the EuroVelo 8

red14 February 2026: red warning on 16 of 23 stages, for wind · the episode
orange13 February 2026: orange warning on 8 of 23 stages, for wind · the episode
red4 February 2026: red warning on 7 of 23 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange7 February 2026: orange warning on 7 of 23 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
orange15 February 2026: orange warning on 7 of 23 stages, for wind
orange3 February 2019: orange warning on 6 of 23 stages, for wind · the episode
orange28 February 2024: orange warning on 6 of 23 stages, for wind · the episode
orange7 February 2023: orange warning on 5 of 23 stages, for rain · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is February a good month to ride the EuroVelo 8?

By warnings, February is number 1 of 12 for calm: on average, 2.4 warning days riding the 23 stages. The section with the most warnings in February is Andalusia; the fewest, Valencia.

Which warnings are there on the EuroVelo 8 in February?

Mostly for wind and rain. Orange or red shows up on 0.3 stage-days in February, 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.