Appennino Bike Tour, stage 22: Villa San Giovanni → Alia
On stage 22 (Villa San Giovanni → Alia, 2 km) the best month is July: 87% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Alia → Villa San Giovanni meant an average tailwind of 13.1 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 | 61% | 31% | 123 | 12 °C | 0% | 14% | 9.8 † |
| February | 59% | 32% | 116 | 12 °C | 0% | 18% | 10.7 † |
| March | 65% | 32% | 127 | 14 °C | 0% | 5% | 11.8 |
| April | 76% | 24% | 71 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.1 |
| May | 85% | 15% | 48 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.2 |
| June | 84% | 11% | 38 | 24 °C | 5% | 0% | 14.8 |
| July | 87% | 6% | 19 | 27 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.6 |
| August | 80% | 12% | 29 | 27 °C | 9% | 0% | 13.6 |
| September | 74% | 24% | 81 | 24 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 75% | 25% | 109 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.1 |
| November | 69% | 30% | 116 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 10.0 † |
| December | 65% | 32% | 137 | 14 °C | 0% | 5% | 9.5 † |
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 Villa San Giovanni → Alia, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Villa San Giovanni → Alia | Headwind > 15 km/h, Alia → Villa San Giovanni | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.7 | 28% | 8% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| February | −6.4 | 30% | 9% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| March | −5.7 | 31% | 12% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| April | −5.0 | 26% | 12% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| May | −7.2 | 27% | 7% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| June | −10.3 | 28% | 1% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| July | −13.1 | 38% | 0% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| August | −11.6 | 31% | 0% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| September | −8.3 | 24% | 1% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| October | −3.8 | 17% | 6% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| November | −2.0 | 16% | 11% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
| December | −5.7 | 26% | 8% | Alia → Villa San Giovanni |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 2,522–2,525 | NW | −13.1 |
Other stages
- Bocchetta di Altare → Ronco Scrivia 118 km
- Ronco Scrivia → Farini 118 km
- Farini → Monchio delle Corti 118 km
- Monchio delle Corti → Pievepelago 118 km
- Pievepelago → Castiglione dei Pepoli 124 km
- Castiglione dei Pepoli → Bibbiena 114 km
- Bibbiena → Gubbio 120 km
- Gubbio → Spoleto 100 km
- Spoleto → Arquata del Tronto 118 km
- Arquata del Tronto → Paganica-Tempera 144 km
- Paganica-Tempera → Castel di Sangro 152 km
- Castel di Sangro → Guardiaregia 118 km
- Guardiaregia → Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi 116 km
- Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi → Pignola 112 km
- Pignola → San Brancato 136 km
- San Brancato → Mormanno 110 km
- Mormanno → San Marco Argentano 118 km
- San Marco Argentano → Spezzano della Sila 114 km
- Spezzano della Sila → Borgia 118 km
- Borgia → Fabrizia 110 km
- Fabrizia → Villa San Giovanni 121 km
- Villa San Giovanni → Alia 2 km
- Alia → Gangi 99 km
- Gangi → Bronte 108 km
- Bronte → Gaggi 110 km
- Gaggi → Alia 164 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.