EuroVelo 3 – Pilgrims Route (France), stage 12: La Réole → Villeneuve-de-Marsan
On stage 12 (La Réole → Villeneuve-de-Marsan, 142 km) the best month is October: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.5 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 | 40% | 24% | 73 | 10 °C | 0% | 46% | 9.2 † |
| February | 58% | 23% | 54 | 12 °C | 0% | 25% | 10.4 † |
| March | 69% | 26% | 64 | 15 °C | 0% | 9% | 11.8 |
| April | 72% | 27% | 71 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.4 |
| May | 67% | 28% | 82 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 56% | 24% | 78 | 26 °C | 21% | 0% | 15.5 |
| July | 49% | 13% | 40 | 29 °C | 41% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 51% | 11% | 43 | 29 °C | 40% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 64% | 17% | 51 | 26 °C | 21% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 79% | 18% | 60 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 10.9 † |
| November | 64% | 26% | 77 | 15 °C | 0% | 13% | 9.6 † |
| December | 48% | 22% | 64 | 11 °C | 0% | 36% | 8.9 † |
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 La Réole → Villeneuve-de-Marsan, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, La Réole → Villeneuve-de-Marsan | Headwind > 15 km/h, Villeneuve-de-Marsan → La Réole | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.2 | 6% | 2% | either |
| February | −0.7 | 7% | 4% | either |
| March | −0.4 | 9% | 4% | either |
| April | +0.3 | 5% | 3% | either |
| May | +0.6 | 5% | 3% | either |
| June | +0.9 | 3% | 2% | either |
| July | +1.3 | 2% | 2% | either |
| August | +1.2 | 2% | 2% | either |
| September | +0.5 | 3% | 1% | either |
| October | −0.5 | 4% | 1% | either |
| November | −1.3 | 6% | 2% | either |
| December | −1.5 | 6% | 2% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,366–1,391 | SE | +0.5 |
| 1,391–1,416 | SE | +0.1 |
| 1,416–1,441 | S | −0.4 |
| 1,441–1,467 | SW | −0.9 |
| 1,467–1,492 | W | −1.2 |
| 1,492–1,508 | W | −1.5 |
Other stages
- Jeumont → Guise 116 km
- Guise → Pont-Sainte-Maxence 126 km
- Pont-Sainte-Maxence → Évry 124 km
- Évry → Amilly 118 km
- Amilly → Orléans 136 km
- Orléans → Tours 134 km
- Tours → Chauvigny 124 km
- Chauvigny → Montbron 135 km
- Montbron → Clérac 125 km
- Clérac → Bordeaux 111 km
- Bordeaux → La Réole 118 km
- La Réole → Villeneuve-de-Marsan 142 km
- Villeneuve-de-Marsan → Port-de-Lanne 125 km
- Port-de-Lanne → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port 105 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.