EuroVelo 19 - The Meuse Bicycle Route, stage 3: Verdun → Charleville-Mézières
On stage 3 (Verdun → Charleville-Mézières, 132 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.2 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
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Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4% | 30% | 96 | 5 °C | 0% | 89% | 8.6 † |
| February | 14% | 28% | 75 | 7 °C | 0% | 80% | 10.0 † |
| March | 40% | 29% | 75 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 11.7 |
| April | 63% | 27% | 56 | 15 °C | 0% | 17% | 13.7 |
| May | 68% | 31% | 81 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.3 |
| June | 68% | 28% | 76 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.2 |
| July | 67% | 25% | 73 | 24 °C | 9% | 0% | 15.9 |
| August | 67% | 25% | 76 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 77% | 22% | 72 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 68% | 24% | 84 | 15 °C | 0% | 10% | 10.7 † |
| November | 25% | 30% | 84 | 9 °C | 0% | 60% | 9.0 † |
| December | 7% | 31% | 104 | 6 °C | 0% | 84% | 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 Verdun → Charleville-Mézières, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Verdun → Charleville-Mézières | Headwind > 15 km/h, Charleville-Mézières → Verdun | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.7 | 4% | 6% | either |
| February | +2.0 | 4% | 8% | either |
| March | +0.4 | 7% | 6% | either |
| April | −0.3 | 5% | 5% | either |
| May | −1.7 | 6% | 2% | either |
| June | −1.9 | 4% | 1% | either |
| July | −2.3 | 5% | 1% | Charleville-Mézières → Verdun |
| August | −1.3 | 4% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| October | +2.8 | 3% | 7% | Verdun → Charleville-Mézières |
| November | +3.2 | 4% | 7% | Verdun → Charleville-Mézières |
| December | +2.6 | 4% | 7% | Verdun → Charleville-Mézières |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 248–273 | NW | +0.3 |
| 273–298 | NW | +0.2 |
| 298–324 | NW | +0.3 |
| 324–351 | NW | +0.9 |
| 351–376 | NW | −0.8 |
| 376–380 | NW | +0.2 |
Other stages
- Langres → Neufchâteau 118 km
- Neufchâteau → Verdun 128 km
- Verdun → Charleville-Mézières 132 km
- Charleville-Mézières → Namur 141 km
- Namur → Maastricht 109 km
- Maastricht → Venlo 105 km
- Venlo → Lith 126 km
- Lith → Dordrecht 108 km
- Dordrecht → Rotterdam 121 km
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.