Ciclovia Pedemontana Alpina: which way and when to ride
The best month for Ciclovia Pedemontana Alpina is October: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.4 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16% | 15% | 68 | 7 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.1 † |
| February | 36% | 20% | 80 | 9 °C | 0% | 63% | 10.3 † |
| March | 61% | 23% | 101 | 12 °C | 0% | 29% | 11.8 |
| April | 66% | 32% | 121 | 16 °C | 0% | 7% | 13.4 |
| May | 59% | 41% | 161 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 14.9 |
| June | 55% | 37% | 125 | 25 °C | 8% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 51% | 32% | 110 | 27 °C | 19% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 56% | 30% | 116 | 26 °C | 16% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 73% | 26% | 120 | 22 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 75% | 24% | 133 | 17 °C | 0% | 4% | 10.8 † |
| November | 54% | 24% | 150 | 11 °C | 0% | 34% | 9.4 † |
| December | 20% | 15% | 78 | 7 °C | 0% | 79% | 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 Vicenza → Savona, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Vicenza → Savona | Headwind > 15 km/h, Savona → Vicenza | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| March | +0.1 | 1% | 0% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | +0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | +0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | +0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | +0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | +0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | +0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | −0.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 9 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Vicenza → Savona in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Vicenza → Bassano del Grappa | 84 | October | −0.5 |
| 2. Bassano del Grappa → Caldiero | 44 | October | −2.2 |
| 3. Caldiero → Brescia | 98 | October | +0.1 |
| 4. Brescia → Besana in Brianza | 121 | October | +0.1 |
| 5. Besana in Brianza → Borgomanero | 118 | October | +1.2 |
| 6. Borgomanero → Castellamonte | 121 | September | +1.7 |
| 7. Castellamonte → Pinerolo | 119 | September | +0.6 |
| 8. Pinerolo → Savona | 70 | September | +0.3 |
| 9. Savona → Savona | 171 | October | +0.2 |
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.