Ciclovia Francigena Italia, stage 1: Vercelli → Piacenza
On stage 1 (Vercelli → Piacenza, 153 km) the best month is October: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.8 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 | 23% | 14% | 62 | 8 °C | 0% | 76% | 9.1 † |
| February | 51% | 18% | 73 | 10 °C | 0% | 46% | 10.3 † |
| March | 75% | 19% | 81 | 15 °C | 0% | 13% | 11.8 |
| April | 76% | 23% | 88 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.4 |
| May | 69% | 27% | 114 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 42% | 26% | 84 | 28 °C | 35% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 24% | 20% | 71 | 31 °C | 63% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 32% | 22% | 91 | 30 °C | 51% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 74% | 19% | 94 | 25 °C | 8% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 81% | 19% | 98 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 63% | 23% | 126 | 13 °C | 0% | 20% | 9.4 † |
| December | 22% | 15% | 71 | 8 °C | 0% | 76% | 8.8 † |
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 Vercelli → Piacenza, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Vercelli → Piacenza | Headwind > 15 km/h, Piacenza → Vercelli | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.5 | 0% | 1% | either |
| February | −0.4 | 2% | 1% | either |
| March | −1.2 | 3% | 1% | either |
| April | −2.3 | 3% | 0% | Piacenza → Vercelli |
| May | −1.4 | 2% | 0% | either |
| June | −0.8 | 1% | 0% | either |
| July | −1.1 | 1% | 0% | either |
| August | −1.5 | 1% | 0% | either |
| September | −1.8 | 1% | 0% | either |
| October | −1.8 | 2% | 1% | either |
| November | −0.6 | 2% | 0% | either |
| December | +1.1 | 1% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | E | −1.5 |
| 25–51 | SE | −1.2 |
| 51–76 | E | −1.9 |
| 76–101 | E | −1.7 |
| 101–126 | E | −2.9 |
| 126–153 | SE | −1.8 |
Other stages
- Vercelli → Piacenza 153 km
- Piacenza → Pontremoli 144 km
- Pontremoli → Lucca 129 km
- Lucca → Siena 136 km
- Siena → Acquapendente 121 km
- Acquapendente → Prati 163 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.