EuroVelo 19 - The Meuse Bicycle Route: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 19 - The Meuse Bicycle Route is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.7 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Also passes through Netherlands, Belgium
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6% | 28% | 80 | 5 °C | 0% | 87% | 8.5 † |
| February | 16% | 27% | 67 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 10.0 † |
| March | 42% | 27% | 66 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 11.7 |
| April | 66% | 24% | 51 | 15 °C | 0% | 18% | 13.7 |
| May | 69% | 30% | 74 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.4 |
| June | 70% | 26% | 74 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.4 |
| July | 65% | 28% | 77 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 16.0 |
| August | 66% | 28% | 80 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.5 |
| September | 76% | 22% | 65 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 69% | 24% | 78 | 15 °C | 0% | 9% | 10.6 † |
| November | 31% | 29% | 75 | 9 °C | 0% | 55% | 8.9 † |
| December | 10% | 28% | 85 | 6 °C | 0% | 81% | 8.0 † |
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 Langres → Rotterdam, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Langres → Rotterdam | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rotterdam → Langres | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.8 | 7% | 16% | Langres → Rotterdam |
| February | +2.6 | 8% | 16% | Langres → Rotterdam |
| March | +0.8 | 9% | 12% | either |
| April | −0.5 | 8% | 8% | either |
| May | −0.8 | 8% | 7% | either |
| June | −1.0 | 7% | 6% | either |
| July | −0.4 | 6% | 7% | either |
| August | +0.4 | 5% | 7% | either |
| September | +0.7 | 6% | 8% | either |
| October | +2.9 | 5% | 13% | Langres → Rotterdam |
| November | +3.8 | 5% | 16% | Langres → Rotterdam |
| December | +3.8 | 6% | 17% | Langres → Rotterdam |
Stages
The route is split into 9 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Langres → Rotterdam in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Langres → Neufchâteau | 118 | September | +0.7 |
| 2. Neufchâteau → Verdun | 128 | September | +0.2 |
| 3. Verdun → Charleville-Mézières | 132 | September | +0.2 |
| 4. Charleville-Mézières → Namur | 141 | September | +2.6 |
| 5. Namur → Maastricht | 109 | September | +4.2 |
| 6. Maastricht → Venlo | 105 | September | +3.9 |
| 7. Venlo → Lith | 126 | September | −1.0 |
| 8. Lith → Dordrecht | 108 | September | −3.5 |
| 9. Dordrecht → Rotterdam | 121 | June | −0.5 |
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.