Tour de Bourgogne à Vélo: clockwise or anticlockwise, and when to ride

The best month for Tour de Bourgogne à Vélo is September: 76% of days were dry in riding hours with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either way round — under 2 km/h on average (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).

How it works ↓

ERA5 2006–2025 · OpenStreetMap · Methodology and sources

668 kmLength

September–October (peak September)Best months

eitherBetter direction in the best month

0.1 km/hAverage tailwind in the best month

76%Dry days with 10–30 °C

June · 65%Best summer month

This route is a loop: the two directions are clockwise and anticlockwise.

Start and finish: Dijon · Route geometry: OpenStreetMap / Waymarked Trails

Weather by month

Good days

Month	Good days	Rain days ≥ 1 mm	Rain, mm	Avg high	Days ≥ 30 °C	Days < 10 °C	Daylight, h
January	12%	26%	78	6 °C	0%	80%	8.9 †
February	27%	26%	62	8 °C	0%	64%	10.2 †
March	53%	27%	74	12 °C	0%	32%	11.8
April	68%	27%	63	16 °C	0%	10%	13.5
May	67%	32%	86	19 °C	1%	1%	15.1
June	65%	25%	73	24 °C	11%	0%	15.9
July	60%	21%	60	26 °C	21%	0%	15.6
August	64%	18%	64	25 °C	20%	0%	14.2
September	76%	20%	67	22 °C	5%	0%	12.5
October	74%	22%	82	17 °C	0%	6%	10.8 †
November	38%	27%	83	10 °C	0%	45%	9.2 †
December	14%	29%	89	7 °C	0%	73%	8.5 †

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

Wind, clockwise, km/h

Month	Wind, clockwise, km/h	Headwind > 15 km/h, clockwise	Headwind > 15 km/h, anticlockwise	Better way
January	+0.4	6%	7%	either
February	+0.3	7%	8%	either
March	+0.1	7%	8%	either
April	0.0	5%	6%	either
May	0.0	5%	5%	either
June	0.0	3%	4%	either
July	+0.2	2%	3%	either
August	+0.2	2%	3%	either
September	+0.1	3%	4%	either
October	+0.3	4%	5%	either
November	+0.5	5%	7%	either
December	+0.5	6%	7%	either

On the Tour de Bourgogne à Vélo loop, the direction you ride changes almost nothing, while the month changes a lot. A headwind on some sections is a tailwind on others, and averaged over the whole route it never exceeds 0.5 km/h in any month. Whether you ride the loop clockwise or anticlockwise, decide based on your overnight stops and railway stations.

September and October instead of July

The best month is September: 76% good days, rain on 20% of days, average high 22 °C (2006–2025). October is nearly as good, at 74%. July and August are hot, with 30 °C or more every fifth day (21% and 20%), and only 60–64% good days. In spring, April is best, at 68%. This is climate, not a forecast (see the climate block on the page).

668 km from Dijon to Dijon

By the OpenStreetMap track, the loop is 668 km. On the 152–202 km sections, where the loop turns west, the wind averages a headwind of 1.9 km/h over the year; on the other sections it evens out. Details are in the table of 25 km sections below the article; the short loop is described on the Petit tour de Bourgogne page.

Along the route (sections of about 25 km)

km	Heading	Tailwind in September, km/h
0–25	S	+0.1
25–51	SW	0.0
51–76	SW	0.0
76–101	SW	−0.1
101–126	SW	−0.1
126–152	SW	0.0
152–177	W	−1.9
177–202	W	−1.9
202–227	N	−1.1
227–252	NW	−1.9
252–278	NE	+0.8
278–303	NW	−1.1
303–330	N	−0.1
330–355	N	−0.8
355–380	N	+0.5
380–406	N	+0.7
406–431	NW	−0.8
431–457	N	+0.2
457–482	E	+2.1
482–508	SE	+1.6
508–534	SE	+1.4
534–559	SE	+1.4
559–585	S	+0.3
585–610	SE	+0.9
610–635	E	+0.9
635–661	NE	+0.6
661–668	SE	+0.7

OpenStreetMap · Waymarked Trails