Hi A, have you been there in July? Myself and another are planning to go this year.
Barry
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Picos, July versus March…. Whether the weather….
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Barry
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I have started you a fresh thread topic, with (I hope) a relevant title.
Richard
Hundreds have and will; you’ll not be alone.
ta, just wondering will the weather in the Picos will still be as variable mid summer rather than March
Barry
No, never . Always go in June or September . Usual too hot in July/August
yes
anywhere where roads climb to 2000m will be variable
I have ridden from Potes where it was 27C and found myself at 5C at the top of San Glorio with hail stones. Down the other side towards Riano and it was 25C again and I had a lovely ride across the P210 to the Parador at Cervera.
This was mid September
The only difference in July is the max temp is likely to be higher but still possible to be very wet or cold at altitude.
My trips to Spain have been late May to Mid June or Mid September to Mid October. I prefer the autumn. I have still had temperatures over 30C in the Picos and 43C in Porto and Cordoba. Out of 7 trips since 2018, I would only describe one as very wet, which was 2022. Other trips have only had one or two wet days over 2 weeks.
The other thing to bear in mind for July, is it is school holidays across Spain from mid June to early Sept.
https://www.feiertagskalender.ch/ferien.php?geo=3476&hl=en
People from the scorchio south will be heading to the cooler north, for Jerez levels of cooler.
We usually do our Euro trip late April or early May...
Even early May can be hot at midday in full bike clothes...
2023 we went to the bottom if Italy, ferry to Greece, over to the Black sea and home via Transylvania etc
It was frequently hot. We started riding early in the morning so we could get miles done before the heat of the day....
Even early May can be hot at midday in full bike clothes...
2023 we went to the bottom if Italy, ferry to Greece, over to the Black sea and home via Transylvania etc
It was frequently hot. We started riding early in the morning so we could get miles done before the heat of the day....
Picos de Europa National Park weather in July, averages - Weather and Climate
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You’ll be fine in July in the Picos de Europa.
Take a light riding suit and back it up with a chuck over waterproof top / bottom (useful if gets ‘wet’ in the low cloud at the higher altitudes) and a bit of layering beneath. Adjust accordingly.
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Not called Costa Verde for nothing. March, imo, too early.
I prefer September, fewer people, less extreme heat.
Rain? North side mountains wetter than south side. So we would typically stay south side, then do ride outs ‘up and over’ on the days that are dry.
Heat in July? Yes, I avoid it these days, but the higher roads will be cooler…..gear should accomodate all possibilities. As in, vented, waterproof(s), ready for cold on the tops and heat in the valleys!
I prefer September, fewer people, less extreme heat.
Rain? North side mountains wetter than south side. So we would typically stay south side, then do ride outs ‘up and over’ on the days that are dry.
Heat in July? Yes, I avoid it these days, but the higher roads will be cooler…..gear should accomodate all possibilities. As in, vented, waterproof(s), ready for cold on the tops and heat in the valleys!
Bizarrely, out last bike tour in Spain was 2022. June and July. Cold and wet in Santander, and the ride to Santo Domingo was miserable. Bit brighter the next morning, and hotter by the afternoon as we got close to Madrid. Dropping down from the mountains North of Madrid the temperature gauge went up and up and up. For the rest of the three weeks we boiled, all day every day. Some of this was down in the South, but just as hot in Santo Estevo, Leon and Cangas de Onis (where there was a HUGE thunderstorm at night). 40C + most days.
(We haven't been on a bike tour of Spain since then - we've taken the car.)
So the moral of the story: weather is variable everywhere, even though general trends are easier to predict.
It's probably a bit late to say this now for you, Barry 
, but I'll say it for anyone else who might be thinking of doing the same. I have been asked by one or two of my posse if it would be possible to do our tour earlier in August or July and I've said no.I would simply rather not run the tour.
I do keep my bike there in the summer, but sometimes I don't touch it for the whole 6 weeks I'm there.
Why?
Simple: traffic and tourists.
I won't elaborate for the simple reason that I know you're really looking forward to it and I don't want to seem negative. What I will say is that in comparison to the UK on a summer's day you will probably think it's paradise.
On a more serious note. I assume you will ride the N625 around the Ponga area. It's one of many lovely roads, but ride super defensively. Some of the overhangs mean larger vehicles, especially the big ALSA busses of which there are many, have to run wide on, or cut, the corners and they're mostly blind. It really isn't a typical A (N) road; it's quite narrow in all the wrong places. Also, there's a constant rat-run of "kids" doing summer work driving vans full of canooists up and down that road, they know the road better than you and, like all kids, they're in a hurry!
Enjoy. Ride Safe
, but I'll say it for anyone else who might be thinking of doing the same. I have been asked by one or two of my posse if it would be possible to do our tour earlier in August or July and I've said no.I would simply rather not run the tour.I do keep my bike there in the summer, but sometimes I don't touch it for the whole 6 weeks I'm there.
Why?
Simple: traffic and tourists.
I won't elaborate for the simple reason that I know you're really looking forward to it and I don't want to seem negative. What I will say is that in comparison to the UK on a summer's day you will probably think it's paradise.
On a more serious note. I assume you will ride the N625 around the Ponga area. It's one of many lovely roads, but ride super defensively. Some of the overhangs mean larger vehicles, especially the big ALSA busses of which there are many, have to run wide on, or cut, the corners and they're mostly blind. It really isn't a typical A (N) road; it's quite narrow in all the wrong places. Also, there's a constant rat-run of "kids" doing summer work driving vans full of canooists up and down that road, they know the road better than you and, like all kids, they're in a hurry!
Enjoy. Ride Safe
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