EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Ireland, stage 5: near Schull → Castletownbere
On stage 5 (near Schull → Castletownbere, 122 km) the best month is September: 70% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.7 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 | 16% | 34% | 126 | 8 °C | 0% | 69% | 8.3 † |
| February | 19% | 39% | 112 | 9 °C | 0% | 65% | 9.9 † |
| March | 34% | 37% | 100 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 11.7 |
| April | 60% | 34% | 82 | 12 °C | 0% | 14% | 13.8 |
| May | 62% | 37% | 90 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.6 |
| June | 61% | 39% | 92 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.6 |
| July | 60% | 40% | 97 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 60% | 40% | 103 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 70% | 30% | 98 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 59% | 39% | 130 | 14 °C | 0% | 4% | 10.5 † |
| November | 35% | 37% | 126 | 10 °C | 0% | 39% | 8.7 † |
| December | 16% | 42% | 146 | 9 °C | 0% | 61% | 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 near Schull → Castletownbere, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Schull → Castletownbere | Headwind > 15 km/h, Castletownbere → near Schull | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.7 | 17% | 14% | either |
| February | −0.3 | 18% | 18% | either |
| March | −0.4 | 16% | 15% | either |
| April | +0.3 | 12% | 13% | either |
| May | −0.5 | 15% | 14% | either |
| June | −0.8 | 14% | 12% | either |
| July | −1.6 | 16% | 11% | either |
| August | −1.6 | 18% | 13% | either |
| September | −0.7 | 14% | 12% | either |
| October | +0.2 | 13% | 14% | either |
| November | −1.0 | 15% | 13% | either |
| December | −0.5 | 18% | 16% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 515–540 | NE | +5.9 |
| 540–566 | W | −4.2 |
| 566–592 | NE | +5.9 |
| 592–617 | W | −6.0 |
| 617–637 | W | −6.4 |
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.