Le canal des 2 mers à vélo, stage 4: Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais
On stage 4 (Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais, 110 km) the best month is October: 84% 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).
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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 | 39% | 23% | 71 | 10 °C | 0% | 49% | 9.3 † |
| February | 58% | 20% | 50 | 12 °C | 0% | 28% | 10.4 † |
| March | 70% | 25% | 65 | 15 °C | 0% | 12% | 11.8 |
| April | 76% | 23% | 68 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 13.4 |
| May | 72% | 26% | 85 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.7 |
| June | 64% | 19% | 69 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.4 |
| July | 51% | 13% | 49 | 29 °C | 40% | 0% | 15.1 |
| August | 49% | 13% | 53 | 29 °C | 41% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 67% | 17% | 49 | 25 °C | 18% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 84% | 14% | 55 | 21 °C | 2% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 64% | 26% | 78 | 14 °C | 0% | 15% | 9.6 † |
| December | 51% | 21% | 61 | 11 °C | 0% | 36% | 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 Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais | Headwind > 15 km/h, Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Moissac | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.7 | 6% | 11% | Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| February | +2.5 | 10% | 14% | Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| March | +2.1 | 14% | 16% | Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| April | +1.4 | 13% | 12% | either |
| May | +3.7 | 8% | 14% | Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| June | +3.7 | 6% | 8% | Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| July | +5.2 | 4% | 9% | Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| August | +4.5 | 4% | 9% | Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| September | +2.2 | 9% | 8% | Moissac → Villefranche-de-Lauragais |
| October | −0.7 | 15% | 7% | either |
| November | +1.1 | 10% | 10% | either |
| December | +0.9 | 7% | 9% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 350–375 | SE | −0.6 |
| 375–403 | SE | −0.5 |
| 403–428 | SE | −0.8 |
| 428–453 | SE | −0.8 |
| 453–460 | SE | −1.2 |
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.