Le canal des 2 mers à vélo, stage 3: La Réole → Moissac
On stage 3 (La Réole → Moissac, 124 km) the best month is October: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.2 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 | 38% | 23% | 70 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 9.2 † |
| February | 57% | 21% | 52 | 12 °C | 0% | 27% | 10.4 † |
| March | 68% | 26% | 62 | 15 °C | 0% | 10% | 11.8 |
| April | 73% | 26% | 67 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.4 |
| May | 70% | 27% | 81 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 60% | 22% | 73 | 26 °C | 20% | 0% | 15.5 |
| July | 52% | 12% | 41 | 29 °C | 39% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 53% | 11% | 45 | 29 °C | 38% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 64% | 17% | 52 | 26 °C | 20% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 79% | 18% | 60 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 10.9 † |
| November | 64% | 25% | 75 | 14 °C | 0% | 14% | 9.5 † |
| December | 47% | 21% | 63 | 11 °C | 0% | 37% | 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 La Réole → Moissac, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, La Réole → Moissac | Headwind > 15 km/h, Moissac → La Réole | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.4 | 4% | 9% | La Réole → Moissac |
| February | +2.5 | 6% | 12% | La Réole → Moissac |
| March | +2.5 | 9% | 14% | La Réole → Moissac |
| April | +2.0 | 7% | 9% | La Réole → Moissac |
| May | +4.4 | 3% | 12% | La Réole → Moissac |
| June | +4.1 | 2% | 6% | La Réole → Moissac |
| July | +5.3 | 1% | 8% | La Réole → Moissac |
| August | +4.9 | 1% | 8% | La Réole → Moissac |
| September | +2.9 | 3% | 6% | La Réole → Moissac |
| October | +0.2 | 7% | 5% | either |
| November | +1.2 | 6% | 8% | either |
| December | +0.9 | 4% | 9% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 228–254 | SE | +0.3 |
| 254–279 | SE | 0.0 |
| 279–305 | E | +0.6 |
| 305–330 | E | +0.2 |
| 330–351 | E | −0.1 |
Other stages
- Royan → Blaye 102 km
- Blaye → La Réole 126 km
- La Réole → Moissac 124 km
- Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais 110 km
- Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang 142 km
- Capestang → Sète 73 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.