EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 1: Canterbury → Audruicq
On stage 1 (Canterbury → Audruicq, 114 km) the best month is June: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Canterbury → Audruicq meant an average tailwind of 2.6 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 | 13% | 25% | 66 | 7 °C | 0% | 78% | 8.4 † |
| February | 20% | 24% | 57 | 8 °C | 0% | 72% | 9.9 † |
| March | 43% | 21% | 52 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 11.7 |
| April | 67% | 20% | 40 | 13 °C | 0% | 18% | 13.8 |
| May | 76% | 22% | 57 | 16 °C | 0% | 3% | 15.5 |
| June | 81% | 18% | 54 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 16.5 |
| July | 78% | 20% | 56 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 16.1 |
| August | 76% | 22% | 66 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.5 |
| September | 78% | 22% | 57 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 73% | 25% | 76 | 15 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.6 † |
| November | 45% | 27% | 76 | 11 °C | 0% | 36% | 8.8 † |
| December | 23% | 24% | 75 | 8 °C | 0% | 64% | 7.9 † |
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 Canterbury → Audruicq, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Canterbury → Audruicq | Headwind > 15 km/h, Audruicq → Canterbury | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.7 | 7% | 20% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
| February | +2.4 | 8% | 18% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
| March | +2.0 | 7% | 15% | either |
| April | +0.8 | 4% | 8% | either |
| May | +2.6 | 2% | 11% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
| June | +2.6 | 2% | 9% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
| July | +4.2 | 1% | 13% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
| August | +4.4 | 1% | 14% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
| September | +3.0 | 3% | 13% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
| October | +1.7 | 8% | 14% | either |
| November | +2.9 | 7% | 19% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
| December | +3.5 | 6% | 20% | Canterbury → Audruicq |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–26 | SE | −0.2 |
| 26–56 | SE | +0.2 |
| 56–77 | E | +5.4 |
| 77–102 | E | +5.0 |
| 102–114 | SE | +4.5 |
Other stages
- Canterbury → Audruicq 114 km
- Audruicq → Lens 115 km
- Lens → Lessines 121 km
- Lessines → Wavre 125 km
- Wavre → Marche-en-Famenne 126 km
- Marche-en-Famenne → Eischen 132 km
- Eischen → Saarlouis 120 km
- Saarlouis → Saverne 147 km
- Saverne → Châtenois 120 km
- Châtenois → Mulhouse 116 km
- Mulhouse → Luzern 113 km
- Luzern → Airolo 117 km
- Airolo → Como 139 km
- Como → Pavia 121 km
- Pavia → Fidenza 128 km
- Fidenza → Sarzana 133 km
- Sarzana → San Miniato Basso 121 km
- San Miniato Basso → Siena 96 km
- Siena → Acquapendente 121 km
- Acquapendente → Campagnano di Roma 120 km
- Campagnano di Roma → Valmontone 93 km
- Valmontone → Frosinone 104 km
- Frosinone → Cassino 119 km
- Cassino → Benevento 121 km
- Benevento → Venosa 133 km
- Venosa → Castellaneta 122 km
- Castellaneta → Brindisi 122 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.