Stage 16 · 8 September 2026

Cortegana → La Rábida

181.1 kmHilly

Observed conditions from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.

Observed heat snapshot

+4.2°Cvs the 1974-2023 average at this location (ERA5): 29.8°C

34.0°Cpeak in the race window

Moderate high-risk · 27°C WBGT (est.)

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

+10°C26°C+42°C

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

30.4°C'74–'83

30.5°C'84–'93

29.5°C'94–'03

30.3°C'04–'13

28.6°C'14–'23

-2°C50-yr avg+2°C

A day this hot (≥34.0°C, ERA5 at this location) occurred 20× in 1974-1983 vs. 8× in 2014-2023.

WBGT is an estimate — see methodology. Data as of 2026-09-14T01:03:52.675Z.