EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 2: Audruicq → Lens
On stage 2 (Audruicq → Lens, 115 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.1 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 | 12% | 24% | 65 | 7 °C | 0% | 79% | 8.4 † |
| February | 21% | 25% | 55 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 10.0 † |
| March | 47% | 23% | 55 | 11 °C | 0% | 43% | 11.7 |
| April | 69% | 22% | 43 | 14 °C | 0% | 14% | 13.7 |
| May | 74% | 25% | 61 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.5 |
| June | 77% | 22% | 59 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 16.4 |
| July | 75% | 22% | 57 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.0 |
| August | 71% | 25% | 67 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.5 |
| September | 77% | 22% | 55 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 73% | 23% | 72 | 15 °C | 0% | 4% | 10.6 † |
| November | 43% | 27% | 69 | 11 °C | 0% | 40% | 8.9 † |
| December | 19% | 24% | 71 | 8 °C | 0% | 69% | 8.0 † |
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 Audruicq → Lens, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Audruicq → Lens | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lens → Audruicq | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 11% | 11% | either |
| February | 0.0 | 12% | 13% | either |
| March | +1.0 | 9% | 13% | either |
| April | +1.4 | 7% | 10% | either |
| May | +2.7 | 5% | 12% | Audruicq → Lens |
| June | +2.6 | 4% | 10% | Audruicq → Lens |
| July | +2.8 | 4% | 10% | Audruicq → Lens |
| August | +2.2 | 4% | 10% | Audruicq → Lens |
| September | +1.1 | 6% | 9% | either |
| October | −1.0 | 10% | 8% | either |
| November | −1.1 | 12% | 9% | either |
| December | −0.8 | 12% | 10% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 118–129 | S | −1.1 |
| 129–130 | SE | +2.7 |
| 130–156 | SE | +1.6 |
| 156–182 | SE | +2.8 |
| 182–207 | S | −2.7 |
| 207–233 | E | +3.5 |
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.