La Vagabonde, stage 2: Felletin → Saint-Hippolyte
On stage 2 (Felletin → Saint-Hippolyte, 128 km) the best month is September: 70% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.7 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9% | 31% | 109 | 6 °C | 0% | 86% | 9.1 † |
| February | 26% | 32% | 90 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 10.3 † |
| March | 43% | 36% | 110 | 11 °C | 0% | 45% | 11.8 |
| April | 57% | 37% | 103 | 15 °C | 0% | 19% | 13.5 |
| May | 58% | 42% | 123 | 17 °C | 0% | 4% | 14.9 |
| June | 59% | 37% | 110 | 21 °C | 4% | 0% | 15.7 |
| July | 64% | 29% | 79 | 24 °C | 8% | 0% | 15.4 |
| August | 65% | 24% | 79 | 23 °C | 12% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 70% | 28% | 88 | 20 °C | 2% | 1% | 12.5 |
| October | 65% | 29% | 108 | 16 °C | 0% | 10% | 10.8 † |
| November | 34% | 36% | 117 | 10 °C | 0% | 52% | 9.4 † |
| December | 16% | 31% | 117 | 7 °C | 0% | 78% | 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 Felletin → Saint-Hippolyte, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Felletin → Saint-Hippolyte | Headwind > 15 km/h, Saint-Hippolyte → Felletin | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.9 | 11% | 5% | either |
| February | −1.8 | 12% | 6% | either |
| March | −1.3 | 12% | 7% | either |
| April | −0.2 | 8% | 6% | either |
| May | +0.2 | 6% | 6% | either |
| June | −0.1 | 3% | 3% | either |
| July | −0.1 | 3% | 1% | either |
| August | −0.6 | 3% | 1% | either |
| September | −0.7 | 5% | 3% | either |
| October | −2.7 | 12% | 3% | Saint-Hippolyte → Felletin |
| November | −3.1 | 12% | 4% | Saint-Hippolyte → Felletin |
| December | −2.9 | 13% | 4% | Saint-Hippolyte → Felletin |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 110–135 | W | −2.0 |
| 135–160 | S | −0.1 |
| 160–185 | S | −0.3 |
| 185–211 | SW | −1.4 |
| 211–238 | SE | +0.2 |
Other stages
- Montluçon → Felletin 110 km
- Felletin → Saint-Hippolyte 128 km
- Saint-Hippolyte → Rocamadour 128 km
- Rocamadour → Montech 145 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.