EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 27: Castellaneta → Brindisi
On stage 27 (Castellaneta → Brindisi, 122 km) the best month is May: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.6 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 | 70% | 18% | 54 | 12 °C | 0% | 15% | 9.6 † |
| February | 70% | 23% | 60 | 13 °C | 0% | 12% | 10.6 † |
| March | 77% | 21% | 68 | 15 °C | 0% | 4% | 11.8 |
| April | 79% | 20% | 50 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.2 |
| May | 82% | 16% | 39 | 23 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.4 |
| June | 57% | 15% | 26 | 28 °C | 30% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 32% | 7% | 12 | 31 °C | 64% | 0% | 14.8 |
| August | 29% | 10% | 16 | 31 °C | 65% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 69% | 17% | 52 | 27 °C | 14% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 19% | 68 | 22 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.0 |
| November | 78% | 21% | 89 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 9.9 † |
| December | 79% | 16% | 54 | 14 °C | 0% | 6% | 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 Castellaneta → Brindisi, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Castellaneta → Brindisi | Headwind > 15 km/h, Brindisi → Castellaneta | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.3 | 4% | 7% | either |
| February | +0.5 | 6% | 6% | either |
| March | +0.4 | 5% | 6% | either |
| April | +0.4 | 3% | 4% | either |
| May | +0.6 | 2% | 4% | either |
| June | +0.3 | 1% | 2% | either |
| July | +0.3 | 0% | 2% | either |
| August | −0.1 | 0% | 2% | either |
| September | +0.2 | 1% | 3% | either |
| October | −0.6 | 3% | 3% | either |
| November | +0.3 | 4% | 5% | either |
| December | +1.4 | 3% | 6% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in May, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 3,238–3,265 | SE | −1.6 |
| 3,265–3,290 | E | +1.0 |
| 3,290–3,316 | E | +2.0 |
| 3,316–3,341 | E | +1.7 |
| 3,341–3,360 | NE | +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.