Le canal des 2 mers à vélo, stage 5: Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang
On stage 5 (Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang, 142 km) the best month is October: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.5 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% | 78 | 9 °C | 0% | 52% | 9.3 † |
| February | 57% | 21% | 56 | 11 °C | 0% | 32% | 10.4 † |
| March | 68% | 26% | 78 | 14 °C | 0% | 14% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 23% | 69 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 13.3 |
| May | 73% | 26% | 76 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.7 |
| June | 72% | 15% | 46 | 25 °C | 13% | 0% | 15.4 |
| July | 58% | 10% | 31 | 28 °C | 34% | 0% | 15.1 |
| August | 57% | 10% | 36 | 28 °C | 35% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 78% | 16% | 51 | 24 °C | 7% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 82% | 17% | 75 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 63% | 27% | 85 | 14 °C | 0% | 17% | 9.6 † |
| December | 51% | 21% | 66 | 11 °C | 0% | 39% | 9.0 † |
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 Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang | Headwind > 15 km/h, Capestang → Villefranche-de-Lauragais | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +6.5 | 8% | 30% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| February | +5.6 | 12% | 33% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| March | +4.4 | 16% | 33% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| April | +2.2 | 18% | 25% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| May | +4.7 | 13% | 32% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| June | +3.6 | 11% | 21% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| July | +5.7 | 7% | 24% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| August | +4.8 | 7% | 21% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| September | +3.2 | 11% | 21% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| October | +0.5 | 18% | 18% | either |
| November | +3.9 | 13% | 27% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
| December | +4.3 | 10% | 27% | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Capestang |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 460–486 | SE | −0.2 |
| 486–511 | E | +0.7 |
| 511–536 | E | +0.5 |
| 536–561 | E | +0.5 |
| 561–587 | E | +1.0 |
| 587–602 | E | +0.7 |
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.