EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 26: Venosa → Castellaneta
On stage 26 (Venosa → Castellaneta, 122 km) the best month is October: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.2 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 | 56% | 19% | 54 | 11 °C | 0% | 37% | 9.6 † |
| February | 62% | 24% | 57 | 12 °C | 0% | 24% | 10.6 † |
| March | 68% | 26% | 74 | 15 °C | 0% | 12% | 11.8 |
| April | 73% | 26% | 59 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 13.2 |
| May | 71% | 24% | 53 | 23 °C | 5% | 0% | 14.4 |
| June | 41% | 22% | 38 | 29 °C | 41% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 24% | 13% | 20 | 32 °C | 69% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 21% | 17% | 24 | 32 °C | 71% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 63% | 19% | 48 | 27 °C | 20% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 80% | 20% | 57 | 22 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.0 |
| November | 77% | 20% | 73 | 16 °C | 0% | 4% | 9.8 † |
| December | 70% | 16% | 49 | 12 °C | 0% | 21% | 9.3 † |
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 Venosa → Castellaneta, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Venosa → Castellaneta | Headwind > 15 km/h, Castellaneta → Venosa | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.3 | 1% | 8% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| February | +3.1 | 3% | 8% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| March | +2.7 | 3% | 8% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| April | +2.0 | 3% | 7% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| May | +2.7 | 2% | 6% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| June | +3.7 | 0% | 4% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| July | +4.5 | 0% | 6% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| August | +3.4 | 0% | 4% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| September | +2.8 | 0% | 4% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
| October | +1.2 | 1% | 4% | either |
| November | +0.8 | 2% | 4% | either |
| December | +3.3 | 1% | 7% | Venosa → Castellaneta |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 3,113–3,132 | E | +2.3 |
| 3,132–3,157 | SE | +2.2 |
| 3,157–3,182 | E | +1.0 |
| 3,182–3,209 | SE | +0.7 |
| 3,209–3,235 | E | +0.1 |
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.