EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Ireland, stage 8: Killorglin → Tralee
On stage 8 (Killorglin → Tralee, 109 km) the best month is September: 68% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.9 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 | 20% | 36% | 112 | 9 °C | 0% | 63% | 8.2 † |
| February | 24% | 36% | 97 | 9 °C | 0% | 60% | 9.8 † |
| March | 36% | 37% | 93 | 10 °C | 0% | 45% | 11.7 |
| April | 60% | 32% | 71 | 13 °C | 0% | 13% | 13.8 |
| May | 63% | 37% | 85 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.7 |
| June | 61% | 39% | 79 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.7 |
| July | 59% | 41% | 89 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.3 |
| August | 61% | 39% | 98 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.7 |
| September | 68% | 32% | 87 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 62% | 36% | 108 | 14 °C | 0% | 4% | 10.5 † |
| November | 37% | 41% | 123 | 11 °C | 0% | 35% | 8.7 † |
| December | 21% | 40% | 129 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 7.7 † |
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 Killorglin → Tralee, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Killorglin → Tralee | Headwind > 15 km/h, Tralee → Killorglin | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.9 | 12% | 18% | either |
| February | +2.1 | 14% | 20% | Killorglin → Tralee |
| March | +0.9 | 13% | 17% | either |
| April | +0.4 | 11% | 13% | either |
| May | +0.5 | 12% | 16% | either |
| June | +0.2 | 11% | 14% | either |
| July | +0.4 | 11% | 14% | either |
| August | +0.8 | 13% | 17% | either |
| September | +0.9 | 10% | 15% | either |
| October | +1.8 | 10% | 16% | either |
| November | +1.1 | 12% | 16% | either |
| December | +2.1 | 12% | 19% | Killorglin → Tralee |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 872–898 | NW | −3.7 |
| 898–924 | W | −6.3 |
| 924–949 | NE | +6.4 |
| 949–974 | E | +6.4 |
| 974–981 | NE | +4.7 |
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.