Paneuropa Route, stage 1: Paris → Épernay
On stage 1 (Paris → Épernay, 59 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Paris → Épernay meant an average tailwind of 2.2 km/h (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 | 11% | 24% | 65 | 6 °C | 0% | 79% | 8.7 † |
| February | 25% | 23% | 56 | 8 °C | 0% | 65% | 10.1 † |
| March | 51% | 26% | 59 | 12 °C | 0% | 35% | 11.7 |
| April | 70% | 25% | 47 | 16 °C | 0% | 10% | 13.6 |
| May | 70% | 29% | 70 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 15.3 |
| June | 72% | 22% | 67 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.2 |
| July | 69% | 20% | 59 | 25 °C | 13% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 71% | 20% | 62 | 24 °C | 10% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 79% | 18% | 50 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 74% | 23% | 72 | 16 °C | 0% | 5% | 10.7 † |
| November | 42% | 24% | 64 | 10 °C | 0% | 43% | 9.1 † |
| December | 16% | 25% | 77 | 7 °C | 0% | 72% | 8.2 † |
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 Paris → Épernay, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Paris → Épernay | Headwind > 15 km/h, Épernay → Paris | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +5.3 | 2% | 21% | Paris → Épernay |
| February | +4.0 | 6% | 20% | Paris → Épernay |
| March | +2.3 | 6% | 18% | Paris → Épernay |
| April | +0.2 | 6% | 10% | either |
| May | +2.1 | 4% | 12% | Paris → Épernay |
| June | +2.2 | 3% | 10% | Paris → Épernay |
| July | +5.0 | 1% | 16% | Paris → Épernay |
| August | +5.1 | 1% | 13% | Paris → Épernay |
| September | +2.2 | 4% | 11% | Paris → Épernay |
| October | +2.7 | 3% | 13% | Paris → Épernay |
| November | +4.4 | 2% | 17% | Paris → Épernay |
| December | +5.7 | 2% | 20% | Paris → Épernay |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–28 | NE | +2.2 |
| 28–31 | NE | +2.5 |
| 31–59 | E | +2.1 |
Other stages
- Paris → Épernay 59 km
- Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois 85 km
- Ligny-en-Barrois → Dombasle-sur-Meurthe 70 km
- Dombasle-sur-Meurthe → Strasbourg 132 km
- Strasbourg → Bruchsal 112 km
- Bruchsal → Heilbronn 147 km
- Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber 127 km
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg 96 km
- Nuremberg → Weiden 126 km
- Weiden → Stříbro 125 km
- Stříbro → Hořovice 134 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.