Paneuropa Route, stage 2: Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois
On stage 2 (Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois, 85 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.8 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 | 8% | 27% | 82 | 6 °C | 0% | 82% | 8.7 † |
| February | 22% | 26% | 65 | 8 °C | 0% | 69% | 10.1 † |
| March | 50% | 26% | 66 | 11 °C | 0% | 37% | 11.7 |
| April | 69% | 24% | 52 | 16 °C | 0% | 11% | 13.6 |
| May | 70% | 29% | 78 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 15.2 |
| June | 69% | 24% | 69 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 16.2 |
| July | 67% | 20% | 63 | 25 °C | 15% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 68% | 20% | 69 | 24 °C | 13% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 77% | 20% | 63 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 73% | 21% | 77 | 16 °C | 0% | 7% | 10.7 † |
| November | 36% | 26% | 76 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 9.1 † |
| December | 13% | 28% | 92 | 7 °C | 0% | 76% | 8.3 † |
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 Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ligny-en-Barrois → Épernay | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.4 | 3% | 6% | either |
| February | 0.0 | 5% | 6% | either |
| March | +0.8 | 4% | 8% | either |
| April | +0.8 | 3% | 4% | either |
| May | +2.4 | 2% | 6% | Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois |
| June | +2.7 | 1% | 4% | Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois |
| July | +3.6 | 1% | 5% | Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois |
| August | +2.9 | 1% | 4% | Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois |
| September | +0.8 | 2% | 4% | either |
| October | −1.2 | 4% | 3% | either |
| November | −1.0 | 4% | 4% | either |
| December | −0.3 | 3% | 6% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 129–158 | E | +1.4 |
| 158–184 | SE | +0.2 |
| 184–192 | SE | +0.2 |
| 192–214 | SE | +0.8 |
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.