EuroVelo 3 – Pilgrims Route (France), stage 9: Montbron → Clérac
On stage 9 (Montbron → Clérac, 125 km) the best month is October: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.6 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 | 29% | 26% | 86 | 9 °C | 0% | 55% | 9.1 † |
| February | 47% | 25% | 68 | 11 °C | 0% | 35% | 10.3 † |
| March | 63% | 28% | 74 | 14 °C | 0% | 14% | 11.8 |
| April | 71% | 28% | 71 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 13.5 |
| May | 69% | 30% | 84 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.9 |
| June | 65% | 23% | 74 | 24 °C | 12% | 0% | 15.7 |
| July | 67% | 14% | 41 | 27 °C | 20% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 66% | 13% | 47 | 26 °C | 21% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 72% | 19% | 56 | 24 °C | 8% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 75% | 24% | 84 | 19 °C | 1% | 1% | 10.8 † |
| November | 55% | 30% | 88 | 13 °C | 0% | 19% | 9.4 † |
| December | 37% | 24% | 84 | 10 °C | 0% | 45% | 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 Montbron → Clérac, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Montbron → Clérac | Headwind > 15 km/h, Clérac → Montbron | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.9 | 10% | 3% | either |
| February | −1.7 | 11% | 5% | either |
| March | −1.4 | 12% | 6% | either |
| April | −0.1 | 7% | 5% | either |
| May | −1.1 | 8% | 4% | either |
| June | −1.0 | 5% | 3% | either |
| July | −1.9 | 6% | 2% | either |
| August | −1.7 | 5% | 1% | either |
| September | −0.1 | 6% | 4% | either |
| October | −0.6 | 7% | 3% | either |
| November | −2.0 | 8% | 3% | Clérac → Montbron |
| December | −2.2 | 10% | 2% | Clérac → Montbron |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,012–1,037 | W | +0.1 |
| 1,037–1,062 | W | −0.3 |
| 1,062–1,088 | SW | −0.9 |
| 1,088–1,113 | SW | −1.1 |
| 1,113–1,137 | S | −0.7 |
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.