EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 16: Fidenza → Sarzana
On stage 16 (Fidenza → Sarzana, 133 km) the best month is October: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.0 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 | 13% | 22% | 97 | 6 °C | 0% | 86% | 9.2 † |
| February | 29% | 27% | 107 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 10.4 † |
| March | 56% | 27% | 106 | 11 °C | 0% | 35% | 11.8 |
| April | 64% | 34% | 100 | 16 °C | 0% | 7% | 13.4 |
| May | 62% | 37% | 117 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 64% | 29% | 74 | 24 °C | 7% | 0% | 15.5 |
| July | 58% | 25% | 51 | 27 °C | 19% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 58% | 25% | 70 | 27 °C | 18% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 72% | 27% | 98 | 22 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 72% | 27% | 136 | 17 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.9 † |
| November | 50% | 29% | 140 | 11 °C | 0% | 33% | 9.5 † |
| December | 16% | 23% | 113 | 7 °C | 0% | 81% | 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 Fidenza → Sarzana, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Fidenza → Sarzana | Headwind > 15 km/h, Sarzana → Fidenza | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.2 | 1% | 1% | either |
| February | +0.1 | 1% | 1% | either |
| March | +0.1 | 3% | 2% | either |
| April | −0.6 | 2% | 1% | either |
| May | −1.7 | 3% | 0% | either |
| June | −2.3 | 2% | 0% | Sarzana → Fidenza |
| July | −2.0 | 2% | 0% | Sarzana → Fidenza |
| August | −1.2 | 1% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.3 | 2% | 0% | either |
| October | 0.0 | 2% | 1% | either |
| November | +0.1 | 1% | 1% | either |
| December | +0.2 | 1% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,889–1,914 | SE | −0.7 |
| 1,914–1,939 | S | +1.6 |
| 1,939–1,964 | SW | +0.7 |
| 1,964–1,989 | S | +0.4 |
| 1,989–2,014 | S | −1.5 |
| 2,014–2,022 | S | −1.6 |
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.