Stage 13 · 4 September 2026

Almuñécar → Loja

192.8 kmMountain

Observed conditions from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.

Observed heat snapshot

+9.1°Cvs the 1974-2023 average at this location (ERA5): 30.5°C

40.3°Cpeak in the race window

High-risk · 36°C WBGT (est.)

Schematic — real elevation, approximate route between known points, not survey-accurate. Fill colored by temperature.

+10°C26°C+42°C

Almuñécar34.2°CHigh-risk · 29°C WBGT (est.)
Alto del Legionario33.0°CModerate high-risk · 25°C WBGT (est.)
Pantano de los Bermejales area37.8°CHigh-risk · 28°C WBGT (est.)
Loja39.6°CHigh-risk · 30°C WBGT (est.)
Salobreña34.7°CHigh-risk · 30°C WBGT (est.)
Guájar Faragüit33.3°CHigh-risk · 28°C WBGT (est.)
Venta de la Cebada34.0°CModerate high-risk · 27°C WBGT (est.)
Pinos del Valle35.0°CModerate high-risk · 28°C WBGT (est.)
Lecrín34.3°CModerate high-risk · 26°C WBGT (est.)
Padul37.7°CHigh-risk · 36°C WBGT (est.)
Puerto de Granada35.3°CModerate high-risk · 26°C WBGT (est.)
Montefrío37.6°CHigh-risk · 34°C WBGT (est.)
Huétor Tájar40.3°CHigh-risk · 36°C WBGT (est.)
Pantano de los Bermejales37.9°CModerate high-risk · 28°C WBGT (est.)
Loreto40.0°CHigh-risk · 29°C WBGT (est.)
Tocón40.0°CHigh-risk · 33°C WBGT (est.)

Decade trend — deviation from the 50-year mean at this location

29.6°C'74–'83

30.6°C'84–'93

30.1°C'94–'03

30.8°C'04–'13

31.5°C'14–'23

-2°C50-yr avg+2°C

A day this hot (≥39.6°C, ERA5 at this location) occurred 0× in 1974-1983 vs. 2× in 2014-2023.

WBGT is an estimate — see methodology. Data as of 2026-09-14T01:03:50.187Z.

Climbs

Venta de la Cebada · 792 m
Alto del Legionario · 1326 m
Puerto de Granada · 1029 m