Puerto de El Purche is climbed twice, via a loop through Huétor Vega and Monachil.
Observed conditions from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.
Observed heat snapshot
32.5°Cpeak in the race window
●Moderate high-risk · 24°C WBGT (est.)Schematic — real elevation, approximate route between known points, not survey-accurate. Fill colored by temperature.
- La Calahorra (start)29.6°C●Moderate low-risk · 23°C WBGT (est.)
- Quéntar (mid)31.3°C●Moderate high-risk · 23°C WBGT (est.)
- Puerto de El Duque (col)22.3°C●Moderate low-risk · 19°C WBGT (est.)
- Collado del Alguacil (finish)23.2°C●Low-risk · 17°C WBGT (est.)
- Jérez del Marquesado29.4°C●Moderate low-risk · 22°C WBGT (est.)
- Guadix30.3°C●Moderate low-risk · 22°C WBGT (est.)
- Puerto de los Blacares27.4°C●Moderate low-risk · 20°C WBGT (est.)
- Granada32.5°C●Moderate high-risk · 24°C WBGT (est.)
- Puerto de El Purche (1st ascent)26.6°C●Moderate low-risk · 20°C WBGT (est.)
- Huétor Vega (2nd pass)31.1°C●Moderate high-risk · 24°C WBGT (est.)
- Puerto de El Purche (2nd ascent)26.6°C●Moderate low-risk · 20°C WBGT (est.)
- Pinos Genil31.7°C●Moderate high-risk · 24°C WBGT (est.)
- Güejar Sierra22.9°C●Moderate low-risk · 19°C WBGT (est.)
- Pinos Genil (2nd pass)31.7°C●Moderate high-risk · 24°C WBGT (est.)
- Güéjar Sierra (2nd pass)22.9°C●Moderate low-risk · 19°C WBGT (est.)
Decade trend — deviation from the 50-year mean at this location
21.0°C'74–'83
21.8°C'84–'93
20.6°C'94–'03
21.3°C'04–'13
20.4°C'14–'23
A day this hot (≥23.2°C, ERA5 at this location) occurred 46× in 1974-1983 vs. 30× in 2014-2023.
WBGT is an estimate — see methodology. Data as of 2026-09-14T01:03:56.015Z.
Climbs
- Puerto de los Blacares7.7 km @ 3.7% · 1300 m
- Puerto de El Purche (1st ascent)8.2 km @ 8.2% · 1480 m
- Puerto de El Purche (2nd ascent)8.2 km @ 8.2% · 1480 m
- Puerto de El Duque7.4 km @ 8.3% · 1650 m
- Collado del Alguacil (finish climb)8.3 km @ 9.8% · 1880 m