EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part France, stage 2: Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur
On stage 2 (Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur, 109 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.9 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 | 26% | 21% | 62 | 8 °C | 0% | 60% | 8.9 † |
| February | 44% | 21% | 52 | 10 °C | 0% | 42% | 10.2 † |
| March | 59% | 27% | 57 | 13 °C | 0% | 21% | 11.8 |
| April | 76% | 22% | 48 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 13.6 |
| May | 73% | 26% | 63 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.1 |
| June | 71% | 22% | 56 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 15.9 |
| July | 72% | 16% | 39 | 26 °C | 14% | 0% | 15.6 |
| August | 71% | 15% | 40 | 25 °C | 15% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 79% | 17% | 47 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 78% | 21% | 73 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.8 † |
| November | 60% | 22% | 65 | 12 °C | 0% | 21% | 9.2 † |
| December | 33% | 21% | 67 | 9 °C | 0% | 52% | 8.5 † |
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 Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur | Headwind > 15 km/h, Saumur → Saint-Florent-le-Vieil | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.3 | 3% | 16% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
| February | +3.1 | 5% | 17% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
| March | +2.1 | 6% | 16% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
| April | +0.6 | 7% | 10% | either |
| May | +2.7 | 5% | 13% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
| June | +2.6 | 3% | 10% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
| July | +5.3 | 3% | 15% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
| August | +4.9 | 2% | 13% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
| September | +1.9 | 4% | 10% | either |
| October | +1.1 | 5% | 10% | either |
| November | +2.8 | 3% | 14% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
| December | +3.2 | 4% | 16% | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 118–143 | E | +2.3 |
| 143–168 | NE | +1.3 |
| 168–194 | E | +2.2 |
| 194–219 | SE | +2.1 |
| 219–227 | SE | +1.9 |
Other stages
- Saint-Brevin-les-Pins → Saint-Florent-le-Vieil 118 km
- Saint-Florent-le-Vieil → Saumur 109 km
- Saumur → Amboise 112 km
- Amboise → Orléans 104 km
- Orléans → Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 122 km
- Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire → Decize 114 km
- Decize → Montceau-les-Mines 130 km
- Montceau-les-Mines → Seurre 112 km
- Seurre → Besançon 102 km
- Besançon → Basel 185 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.