Voie Verte des Vallées, stage 3: Chauvigny → La Crèche
On stage 3 (Chauvigny → La Crèche, 119 km) the best month is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.1 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 | 24% | 23% | 72 | 8 °C | 0% | 64% | 9.0 † |
| February | 42% | 24% | 62 | 10 °C | 0% | 45% | 10.2 † |
| March | 59% | 27% | 69 | 13 °C | 0% | 21% | 11.8 |
| April | 74% | 25% | 60 | 17 °C | 0% | 3% | 13.5 |
| May | 70% | 29% | 76 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.0 |
| June | 66% | 25% | 72 | 24 °C | 9% | 0% | 15.8 |
| July | 71% | 15% | 40 | 26 °C | 16% | 0% | 15.5 |
| August | 71% | 12% | 38 | 26 °C | 17% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 76% | 18% | 50 | 22 °C | 5% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 76% | 23% | 80 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.8 † |
| November | 54% | 27% | 79 | 12 °C | 0% | 24% | 9.3 † |
| December | 30% | 23% | 74 | 9 °C | 0% | 55% | 8.6 † |
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 Chauvigny → La Crèche, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Chauvigny → La Crèche | Headwind > 15 km/h, La Crèche → Chauvigny | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.2 | 17% | 5% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
| February | −3.0 | 18% | 6% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
| March | −2.1 | 18% | 8% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
| April | −0.3 | 11% | 8% | either |
| May | −2.1 | 15% | 7% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
| June | −2.2 | 11% | 5% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
| July | −4.5 | 16% | 4% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
| August | −3.9 | 13% | 2% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
| September | −1.1 | 11% | 6% | either |
| October | −1.2 | 11% | 5% | either |
| November | −3.3 | 15% | 4% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
| December | −3.5 | 17% | 5% | La Crèche → Chauvigny |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 235–260 | W | −1.6 |
| 260–285 | SW | −0.7 |
| 285–311 | SW | −0.7 |
| 311–336 | W | −1.5 |
| 336–353 | W | −1.1 |
Other stages
- Bourges → La Châtre 78 km
- La Châtre → Chauvigny 126 km
- Chauvigny → La Crèche 119 km
- La Crèche → La Rochelle 121 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.