EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Ireland, stage 12: Lehinch → Galway
On stage 12 (Lehinch → Galway, 127 km) the best month is June: 69% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Lehinch → Galway meant an average tailwind of 2.7 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 | 13% | 36% | 122 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 8.1 † |
| February | 18% | 37% | 108 | 9 °C | 0% | 68% | 9.8 † |
| March | 31% | 34% | 97 | 10 °C | 0% | 54% | 11.7 |
| April | 60% | 28% | 69 | 12 °C | 0% | 20% | 13.9 |
| May | 68% | 31% | 84 | 14 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.8 |
| June | 69% | 31% | 87 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.9 |
| July | 63% | 37% | 104 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| August | 65% | 35% | 120 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.7 |
| September | 69% | 31% | 110 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 61% | 37% | 126 | 14 °C | 0% | 4% | 10.5 † |
| November | 32% | 41% | 144 | 10 °C | 0% | 39% | 8.6 † |
| December | 16% | 42% | 150 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 7.6 † |
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 Lehinch → Galway, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lehinch → Galway | Headwind > 15 km/h, Galway → Lehinch | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +5.6 | 8% | 26% | Lehinch → Galway |
| February | +5.2 | 9% | 27% | Lehinch → Galway |
| March | +2.7 | 11% | 21% | Lehinch → Galway |
| April | +1.6 | 11% | 16% | either |
| May | +2.6 | 8% | 18% | Lehinch → Galway |
| June | +2.7 | 7% | 16% | Lehinch → Galway |
| July | +3.9 | 5% | 17% | Lehinch → Galway |
| August | +4.5 | 6% | 21% | Lehinch → Galway |
| September | +3.6 | 8% | 21% | Lehinch → Galway |
| October | +4.3 | 9% | 23% | Lehinch → Galway |
| November | +4.0 | 10% | 24% | Lehinch → Galway |
| December | +5.6 | 9% | 28% | Lehinch → Galway |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,331–1,356 | N | +0.1 |
| 1,356–1,382 | NE | +6.2 |
| 1,382–1,407 | SE | +4.8 |
| 1,407–1,432 | NE | +4.0 |
| 1,432–1,458 | NW | −1.6 |
Other stages
- Ballygerry → Trá Mhór 130 km
- Trá Mhór → Midleton 129 km
- Midleton → Clonakilty 137 km
- Clonakilty → near Schull 122 km
- near Schull → Castletownbere 122 km
- Castletownbere → near Killorglin 122 km
- near Killorglin → Killorglin 115 km
- Killorglin → Tralee 109 km
- Tralee → Limerick 120 km
- Limerick → Kilrush 110 km
- Kilrush → Lehinch 120 km
- Lehinch → Galway 127 km
- Galway → near Clifden 121 km
- near Clifden → Westport 109 km
- Westport → near Knocknalower 122 km
- near Knocknalower → near Ballina 121 km
- near Ballina → Ballyshannon 137 km
- Ballyshannon → Gweedore 121 km
- Gweedore → Londonderry County Borough 139 km
- Londonderry County Borough → Cookstown 112 km
- Cookstown → Belfast 96 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.