The EuroVelo 8 in October: warnings stage by stage

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

If you ride the whole route in October, expect around 3.3 warning days on your stage, on average. It's number 5 of 12 for fewest warnings.

3.3

warning days

in 23 stages, on average

14%

of stage-days with a warning

year average: 17%

0.8

orange or red days

in 23 stages, on average

Rain

the most common warning

in October

Stage by stage in October

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1. Portbou – Roses12%

2. Roses – Palamós12%

3. Palamós – Lloret de Mar17%

4. Lloret de Mar – Barcelona22%

5. Barcelona – Sitges19%

6. Sitges – Tarragona22%

7. Tarragona – L'Ametlla de Mar24%

8. L'Ametlla de Mar – Vinaròs20%

9. Vinaròs – Benicàssim16%

10. Benicàssim – València13%

11. València – Gandia14%

12. Gandia – Dénia15%

13. Dénia – Alicante14%

14. Alicante – Torrevieja8%

15. Torrevieja – Cartagena11%

16. Cartagena – Águilas10%

17. Águilas – Almería14%

18. Almería – Almuñécar12%

19. Almuñécar – Málaga11%

20. Málaga – Marbella6%

21. Marbella – Algeciras11%

22. Algeciras – Tarifa11%

23. Tarifa – Cádiz16%

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

Which warnings come in October

Rain2.6

Storms1.4

Wind0.9

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

Section by section in October

Section	Warning days	Most common
Catalonia	1.5 over 8 stages	rain and storms
Valencia	0.8 over 6 stages	rain and storms
Murcia	0.3 over 3 stages	rain and storms
Andalusia	0.7 over 6 stages	rain and wind

The worst October days on the EuroVelo 8

red18 October 2018: red warning on 12 of 23 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
red22 October 2019: red warning on 12 of 23 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
orange28 October 2024: orange warning on 12 of 23 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
red20 October 2018: red warning on 11 of 23 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
red29 October 2024: red warning on 11 of 23 stages, for rain, storms and wind · the episode
red10 October 2018: red warning on 10 of 23 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
red13 October 2025: red warning on 10 of 23 stages, for rain and storms · the episode
orange9 October 2018: orange warning on 10 of 23 stages, for rain and storms · the episode

Frequently asked questions

Is October a good month to ride the EuroVelo 8?

By warnings, October is number 5 of 12 for calm: on average, 3.3 warning days riding the 23 stages. The section with the most warnings in October is Catalonia; the fewest, Andalusia.

Which warnings are there on the EuroVelo 8 in October?

Mostly for rain and storms. Orange or red shows up on 0.8 stage-days in October, 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.