Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris: which way and when to ride
The best month for Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris is September: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.2 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13% | 23% | 63 | 7 °C | 0% | 78% | 8.6 † |
| February | 26% | 23% | 53 | 8 °C | 0% | 63% | 10.1 † |
| March | 52% | 26% | 56 | 11 °C | 0% | 35% | 11.7 |
| April | 70% | 24% | 47 | 15 °C | 0% | 10% | 13.7 |
| May | 72% | 28% | 65 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 15.3 |
| June | 73% | 23% | 59 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.2 |
| July | 73% | 19% | 53 | 24 °C | 9% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 71% | 22% | 60 | 24 °C | 8% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 80% | 18% | 45 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 75% | 23% | 69 | 16 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.7 † |
| November | 44% | 23% | 63 | 11 °C | 0% | 40% | 9.0 † |
| December | 19% | 25% | 73 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 8.2 † |
Best months are all months within 3 percentage points of the best one. † less than 11 hours of daylight — long stages get tight.
Wind by month
| Month | Wind Saint-Germer-de-Fly → Neuville-sur-Oise, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Saint-Germer-de-Fly → Neuville-sur-Oise | Headwind > 15 km/h, Neuville-sur-Oise → Saint-Germer-de-Fly | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.1 | 14% | 9% | either |
| February | −0.7 | 13% | 12% | either |
| March | +0.1 | 12% | 12% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 7% | 10% | either |
| May | +1.1 | 8% | 10% | either |
| June | +0.9 | 7% | 8% | either |
| July | +0.7 | 8% | 9% | either |
| August | +0.3 | 7% | 8% | either |
| September | +0.2 | 7% | 8% | either |
| October | −1.2 | 10% | 7% | either |
| November | −1.7 | 13% | 7% | either |
| December | −1.6 | 14% | 8% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | E | +3.0 |
| 25–50 | E | +2.7 |
| 50–75 | SE | +1.9 |
| 75–101 | SW | −1.8 |
| 101–126 | W | −2.5 |
| 126–153 | SW | −2.0 |
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.