EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 6: Marche-en-Famenne → Eischen
On stage 6 (Marche-en-Famenne → Eischen, 132 km) the best month is September: 74% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.1 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 | 2% | 32% | 97 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 8.5 † |
| February | 9% | 30% | 77 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 10.0 † |
| March | 31% | 32% | 81 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 11.7 |
| April | 55% | 30% | 61 | 13 °C | 0% | 29% | 13.7 |
| May | 62% | 36% | 85 | 16 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.4 |
| June | 64% | 35% | 94 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 16.3 |
| July | 62% | 34% | 88 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 15.9 |
| August | 63% | 33% | 91 | 21 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 74% | 25% | 76 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.5 |
| October | 60% | 26% | 83 | 13 °C | 0% | 20% | 10.6 † |
| November | 18% | 32% | 82 | 8 °C | 0% | 74% | 8.9 † |
| December | 3% | 31% | 100 | 5 °C | 0% | 93% | 8.1 † |
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 Marche-en-Famenne → Eischen, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Marche-en-Famenne → Eischen | Headwind > 15 km/h, Eischen → Marche-en-Famenne | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.1 | 12% | 9% | either |
| February | −1.7 | 13% | 9% | either |
| March | −0.2 | 11% | 10% | either |
| April | +0.5 | 8% | 9% | either |
| May | +1.5 | 6% | 10% | either |
| June | +1.9 | 4% | 8% | either |
| July | +2.3 | 4% | 8% | Marche-en-Famenne → Eischen |
| August | +1.1 | 4% | 6% | either |
| September | −0.1 | 6% | 6% | either |
| October | −2.6 | 12% | 6% | Eischen → Marche-en-Famenne |
| November | −2.8 | 13% | 6% | Eischen → Marche-en-Famenne |
| December | −2.2 | 13% | 7% | Eischen → Marche-en-Famenne |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 610–635 | E | +2.8 |
| 635–660 | S | −3.0 |
| 660–685 | SE | +0.7 |
| 685–711 | S | −1.5 |
| 711–736 | SE | +1.0 |
| 736–742 | S | −2.2 |
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.