EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part France, stage 3: Saumur → Amboise
On stage 3 (Saumur → Amboise, 112 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.6 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 | 23% | 21% | 64 | 8 °C | 0% | 65% | 8.9 † |
| February | 41% | 21% | 54 | 10 °C | 0% | 46% | 10.2 † |
| March | 58% | 27% | 60 | 13 °C | 0% | 20% | 11.8 |
| April | 76% | 22% | 51 | 17 °C | 0% | 3% | 13.6 |
| May | 72% | 27% | 70 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.1 |
| June | 69% | 22% | 57 | 24 °C | 9% | 0% | 15.9 |
| July | 70% | 14% | 41 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.6 |
| August | 69% | 14% | 40 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 78% | 16% | 46 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 77% | 22% | 75 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.8 † |
| November | 54% | 25% | 67 | 12 °C | 0% | 25% | 9.2 † |
| December | 29% | 22% | 69 | 9 °C | 0% | 57% | 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 Saumur → Amboise, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Saumur → Amboise | Headwind > 15 km/h, Amboise → Saumur | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.2 | 4% | 20% | Saumur → Amboise |
| February | +3.7 | 6% | 19% | Saumur → Amboise |
| March | +2.3 | 8% | 19% | Saumur → Amboise |
| April | +0.2 | 9% | 11% | either |
| May | +2.3 | 7% | 15% | Saumur → Amboise |
| June | +2.4 | 5% | 13% | Saumur → Amboise |
| July | +5.3 | 4% | 18% | Saumur → Amboise |
| August | +4.8 | 2% | 14% | Saumur → Amboise |
| September | +1.6 | 6% | 12% | either |
| October | +1.7 | 5% | 12% | either |
| November | +3.9 | 3% | 17% | Saumur → Amboise |
| December | +4.5 | 5% | 20% | Saumur → Amboise |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 226–251 | E | +2.0 |
| 251–276 | NE | +1.1 |
| 276–302 | E | +1.5 |
| 302–327 | E | +1.8 |
| 327–338 | NE | +1.6 |
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.