The EuroVelo 8 in January: warnings stage by stage

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

If you ride the whole route in January, expect around 3.6 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 6 of 12 for fewest warnings.

3.6

warning days

in 23 stages, on average

16%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 17%

0.5

orange or red days

in 23 stages, on average

Wind

the most common warning

in January

Stage by stage in January

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1. Portbou – Roses24%

2. Roses – Palamós24%

3. Palamós – Lloret de Mar24%

4. Lloret de Mar – Barcelona12%

5. Barcelona – Sitges8%

6. Sitges – Tarragona13%

7. Tarragona – L'Ametlla de Mar25%

8. L'Ametlla de Mar – Vinaròs27%

9. Vinaròs – Benicàssim22%

10. Benicàssim – València19%

11. València – Gandia15%

12. Gandia – Dénia19%

13. Dénia – Alicante18%

14. Alicante – Torrevieja9%

15. Torrevieja – Cartagena11%

16. Cartagena – Águilas9%

17. Águilas – Almería16%

18. Almería – Almuñécar16%

19. Almuñécar – Málaga15%

20. Málaga – Marbella6%

21. Marbella – Algeciras12%

22. Algeciras – Tarifa10%

23. Tarifa – Cádiz12%

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

Wind2.6

Rain0.7

Cold0.6

Storms0.2

Snow0.1

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
Catalonia	1.6 over 8 stages	wind and cold
Valencia	1.0 over 6 stages	wind and cold
Murcia	0.4 over 3 stages	wind and rain
Andalusia	0.7 over 6 stages	wind and rain

The worst January days on the EuroVelo 8

red20 January 2020: red warning on 14 of 23 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
orange22 January 2021: orange warning on 13 of 23 stages, for storms and wind · the episode
orange28 January 2026: orange warning on 12 of 23 stages, for rain and wind · the episode
orange21 January 2020: orange warning on 10 of 23 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
orange31 January 2026: orange warning on 10 of 23 stages, for wind · the episode
orange23 January 2019: orange warning on 9 of 23 stages, for wind · the episode
red19 January 2020: red warning on 7 of 23 stages, for rain, wind and snow · the episode
red4 January 2026: red warning on 7 of 23 stages, for rain and storms · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is January a good month to ride the EuroVelo 8?

By warnings, January is number 6 of 12 for calm: on average, 3.6 warning days riding the 23 stages. The section with the most warnings in January is Catalonia; the fewest, Andalusia.

Which warnings are there on the EuroVelo 8 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.