EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 17: Sarzana → San Miniato Basso
On stage 17 (Sarzana → San Miniato Basso, 121 km) the best month is October: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.5 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 | 26% | 26% | 120 | 9 °C | 0% | 65% | 9.2 † |
| February | 40% | 30% | 120 | 10 °C | 0% | 49% | 10.4 † |
| March | 60% | 29% | 114 | 12 °C | 0% | 22% | 11.8 |
| April | 67% | 32% | 100 | 16 °C | 0% | 3% | 13.4 |
| May | 64% | 36% | 110 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.7 |
| June | 66% | 28% | 69 | 24 °C | 6% | 0% | 15.4 |
| July | 64% | 19% | 39 | 27 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 61% | 20% | 52 | 27 °C | 21% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 72% | 26% | 103 | 23 °C | 3% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 72% | 27% | 158 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 60% | 30% | 168 | 13 °C | 0% | 15% | 9.6 † |
| December | 37% | 26% | 140 | 10 °C | 0% | 50% | 8.9 † |
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 Sarzana → San Miniato Basso, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Sarzana → San Miniato Basso | Headwind > 15 km/h, San Miniato Basso → Sarzana | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.6 | 1% | 1% | either |
| February | −0.9 | 1% | 1% | either |
| March | −0.5 | 1% | 1% | either |
| April | +0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | +0.9 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | +1.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | +1.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | +1.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | −1.5 | 1% | 0% | either |
| November | −2.1 | 2% | 1% | San Miniato Basso → Sarzana |
| December | −1.8 | 1% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 2,021–2,046 | SE | −1.5 |
| 2,046–2,072 | SE | −2.1 |
| 2,072–2,098 | SE | −1.2 |
| 2,098–2,123 | SE | −1.6 |
| 2,123–2,141 | SE | −0.9 |
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.