EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Ireland, stage 2: Trá Mhór → Midleton
On stage 2 (Trá Mhór → Midleton, 129 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Midleton → Trá Mhór meant an average tailwind of 5.3 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 | 19% | 22% | 89 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 8.2 † |
| February | 20% | 23% | 78 | 9 °C | 0% | 70% | 9.8 † |
| March | 33% | 26% | 76 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 11.7 |
| April | 62% | 25% | 65 | 12 °C | 0% | 19% | 13.8 |
| May | 73% | 26% | 67 | 14 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.7 |
| June | 77% | 23% | 72 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.7 |
| July | 73% | 27% | 75 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.3 |
| August | 76% | 24% | 80 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 78% | 22% | 77 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 71% | 27% | 115 | 14 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.5 † |
| November | 43% | 27% | 101 | 11 °C | 0% | 35% | 8.7 † |
| December | 24% | 27% | 105 | 9 °C | 0% | 57% | 7.8 † |
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 Trá Mhór → Midleton, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Trá Mhór → Midleton | Headwind > 15 km/h, Midleton → Trá Mhór | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.0 | 31% | 5% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| February | −6.9 | 32% | 9% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| March | −3.6 | 24% | 12% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| April | −1.1 | 15% | 12% | either |
| May | −3.6 | 21% | 9% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| June | −4.9 | 22% | 5% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| July | −7.4 | 24% | 2% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| August | −8.1 | 28% | 3% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| September | −5.3 | 23% | 5% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| October | −5.7 | 26% | 8% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| November | −7.0 | 29% | 6% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
| December | −8.7 | 35% | 6% | Midleton → Trá Mhór |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 130–156 | NW | −3.5 |
| 156–182 | SW | −5.4 |
| 182–207 | SW | −5.7 |
| 207–232 | W | −5.7 |
| 232–259 | W | −6.1 |
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.