ViaRhôna, stage 5: Le Pouzin → Avignon
On stage 5 (Le Pouzin → Avignon, 123 km) the best month is October: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Le Pouzin → Avignon meant an average tailwind of 4.0 km/h (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 | 42% | 15% | 58 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 9.2 † |
| February | 62% | 14% | 54 | 12 °C | 0% | 29% | 10.4 † |
| March | 77% | 16% | 65 | 15 °C | 0% | 9% | 11.8 |
| April | 80% | 19% | 65 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.4 |
| May | 75% | 20% | 78 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 52% | 15% | 46 | 28 °C | 34% | 0% | 15.5 |
| July | 31% | 10% | 35 | 31 °C | 64% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 40% | 10% | 47 | 30 °C | 54% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 73% | 14% | 83 | 25 °C | 14% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 18% | 107 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 67% | 22% | 113 | 14 °C | 0% | 15% | 9.5 † |
| December | 49% | 17% | 64 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 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 Le Pouzin → Avignon, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Le Pouzin → Avignon | Headwind > 15 km/h, Avignon → Le Pouzin | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +8.2 | 4% | 34% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| February | +7.2 | 5% | 35% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| March | +6.0 | 8% | 31% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| April | +4.4 | 12% | 29% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| May | +5.0 | 10% | 32% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| June | +4.4 | 10% | 29% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| July | +6.5 | 8% | 32% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| August | +6.1 | 7% | 32% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| September | +5.7 | 5% | 29% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| October | +4.0 | 10% | 27% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| November | +5.4 | 7% | 29% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
| December | +6.3 | 4% | 28% | Le Pouzin → Avignon |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 486–511 | S | +2.7 |
| 511–536 | S | +4.1 |
| 536–561 | S | +4.5 |
| 561–587 | S | +4.3 |
| 587–609 | S | +4.5 |
Other stages
- Saint-Gingolph → Valleiry 106 km
- Valleiry → Montalieu 132 km
- Montalieu → Vienne 122 km
- Vienne → Le Pouzin 128 km
- Le Pouzin → Avignon 123 km
- Avignon → Sète 154 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.