La Vagabonde, stage 4: Rocamadour → Montech
On stage 4 (Rocamadour → Montech, 145 km) the best month is October: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.1 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 | 32% | 24% | 74 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 9.2 † |
| February | 52% | 23% | 55 | 11 °C | 0% | 33% | 10.4 † |
| March | 66% | 26% | 71 | 15 °C | 0% | 13% | 11.8 |
| April | 74% | 26% | 73 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.4 |
| May | 71% | 28% | 86 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 60% | 22% | 79 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.5 |
| July | 54% | 13% | 48 | 28 °C | 35% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 54% | 12% | 57 | 28 °C | 36% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 68% | 18% | 59 | 25 °C | 15% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 18% | 69 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 61% | 25% | 84 | 14 °C | 0% | 19% | 9.5 † |
| December | 43% | 22% | 69 | 10 °C | 0% | 43% | 8.9 † |
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 Rocamadour → Montech, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rocamadour → Montech | Headwind > 15 km/h, Montech → Rocamadour | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.0 | 3% | 2% | either |
| February | −0.9 | 4% | 3% | either |
| March | −0.8 | 5% | 4% | either |
| April | −0.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| May | +0.7 | 2% | 3% | either |
| June | +1.0 | 1% | 1% | either |
| July | +1.7 | 0% | 1% | either |
| August | +1.5 | 1% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.5 | 1% | 1% | either |
| October | −1.1 | 4% | 1% | either |
| November | −1.4 | 4% | 2% | either |
| December | −1.5 | 3% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 366–391 | S | −1.5 |
| 391–416 | S | −1.5 |
| 416–443 | SW | −1.1 |
| 443–468 | SW | −1.1 |
| 468–493 | S | −0.8 |
| 493–511 | SW | −0.5 |
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.