EuroVelo 19 - The Meuse Bicycle Route, stage 7: Venlo → Lith
On stage 7 (Venlo → Lith, 126 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.0 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 | 7% | 28% | 72 | 6 °C | 0% | 86% | 8.3 † |
| February | 18% | 27% | 64 | 7 °C | 0% | 73% | 9.9 † |
| March | 44% | 25% | 58 | 11 °C | 0% | 46% | 11.7 |
| April | 70% | 21% | 43 | 15 °C | 0% | 15% | 13.8 |
| May | 71% | 28% | 67 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 15.6 |
| June | 72% | 25% | 68 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.6 |
| July | 63% | 31% | 83 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 65% | 29% | 79 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 77% | 22% | 58 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 70% | 25% | 74 | 15 °C | 0% | 7% | 10.5 † |
| November | 35% | 26% | 67 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 8.7 † |
| December | 12% | 25% | 72 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 7.8 † |
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 Venlo → Lith, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Venlo → Lith | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lith → Venlo | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.6 | 10% | 6% | either |
| February | +0.2 | 9% | 7% | either |
| March | −1.0 | 10% | 6% | either |
| April | −1.5 | 8% | 5% | either |
| May | −2.2 | 10% | 3% | Lith → Venlo |
| June | −3.1 | 8% | 1% | Lith → Venlo |
| July | −3.7 | 10% | 1% | Lith → Venlo |
| August | −2.4 | 7% | 1% | Lith → Venlo |
| September | −1.0 | 6% | 3% | either |
| October | +0.8 | 6% | 6% | either |
| November | +1.2 | 6% | 7% | either |
| December | +0.4 | 8% | 7% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 732–757 | N | +1.7 |
| 757–782 | NW | −0.4 |
| 782–808 | NW | +0.1 |
| 808–833 | NW | −2.5 |
| 833–858 | W | −4.0 |
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.