EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 15: Pavia → Fidenza
On stage 15 (Pavia → Fidenza, 128 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 | 20% | 16% | 63 | 7 °C | 0% | 79% | 9.1 † |
| February | 49% | 19% | 76 | 10 °C | 0% | 47% | 10.3 † |
| March | 73% | 20% | 77 | 14 °C | 0% | 15% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 23% | 80 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.4 |
| May | 71% | 26% | 105 | 23 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 45% | 24% | 74 | 28 °C | 33% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 25% | 18% | 58 | 31 °C | 62% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 32% | 21% | 79 | 30 °C | 52% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 73% | 20% | 89 | 25 °C | 8% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 18% | 90 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 62% | 22% | 108 | 12 °C | 0% | 23% | 9.5 † |
| December | 19% | 15% | 70 | 8 °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 Pavia → Fidenza, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pavia → Fidenza | Headwind > 15 km/h, Fidenza → Pavia | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.5 | 0% | 1% | either |
| February | −0.5 | 2% | 1% | either |
| March | −1.1 | 3% | 1% | either |
| April | −2.2 | 3% | 1% | Fidenza → Pavia |
| May | −1.5 | 2% | 1% | either |
| June | −1.0 | 1% | 0% | either |
| July | −1.2 | 1% | 1% | either |
| August | −1.7 | 1% | 0% | either |
| September | −1.8 | 1% | 1% | either |
| October | −1.8 | 2% | 1% | either |
| November | −0.7 | 2% | 1% | either |
| December | +0.9 | 1% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,758–1,783 | SE | −1.4 |
| 1,783–1,809 | E | −3.0 |
| 1,809–1,837 | SE | −1.6 |
| 1,837–1,862 | E | −2.6 |
| 1,862–1,886 | SE | −0.4 |
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.