EuroVelo 3 – Pilgrims Route (France), stage 8: Chauvigny → Montbron
On stage 8 (Chauvigny → Montbron, 135 km) the best month is September: 74% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 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 | 21% | 27% | 86 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 9.0 † |
| February | 39% | 26% | 68 | 10 °C | 0% | 47% | 10.3 † |
| March | 57% | 29% | 79 | 13 °C | 0% | 22% | 11.8 |
| April | 72% | 26% | 72 | 17 °C | 0% | 4% | 13.5 |
| May | 67% | 32% | 88 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.9 |
| June | 65% | 25% | 78 | 24 °C | 10% | 0% | 15.7 |
| July | 68% | 16% | 45 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.4 |
| August | 68% | 14% | 46 | 26 °C | 19% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 74% | 20% | 59 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 73% | 25% | 89 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 10.8 † |
| November | 49% | 30% | 86 | 12 °C | 0% | 27% | 9.4 † |
| December | 28% | 26% | 86 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 8.7 † |
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 Chauvigny → Montbron, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Chauvigny → Montbron | Headwind > 15 km/h, Montbron → Chauvigny | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.5 | 15% | 5% | Montbron → Chauvigny |
| February | −2.0 | 14% | 7% | either |
| March | −1.0 | 11% | 7% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 7% | 6% | either |
| May | +0.7 | 4% | 6% | either |
| June | +0.4 | 3% | 3% | either |
| July | +0.3 | 2% | 2% | either |
| August | +0.1 | 3% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.3 | 5% | 4% | either |
| October | −2.2 | 12% | 3% | Montbron → Chauvigny |
| November | −3.5 | 14% | 4% | Montbron → Chauvigny |
| December | −3.7 | 16% | 4% | Montbron → Chauvigny |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 878–903 | S | +0.6 |
| 903–928 | S | +0.5 |
| 928–953 | S | +0.3 |
| 953–978 | S | +0.7 |
| 978–1,004 | SW | −0.3 |
| 1,004–1,013 | SW | −0.4 |
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.