EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 8: Saarlouis → Saverne
On stage 8 (Saarlouis → Saverne, 147 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.5 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 | 6% | 28% | 85 | 5 °C | 0% | 89% | 8.7 † |
| February | 17% | 27% | 66 | 6 °C | 0% | 77% | 10.1 † |
| March | 42% | 27% | 70 | 10 °C | 0% | 47% | 11.7 |
| April | 64% | 28% | 59 | 15 °C | 0% | 18% | 13.6 |
| May | 69% | 30% | 84 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 15.3 |
| June | 69% | 25% | 73 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 16.2 |
| July | 63% | 24% | 67 | 25 °C | 15% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 63% | 25% | 72 | 24 °C | 13% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 77% | 21% | 67 | 20 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 69% | 22% | 72 | 15 °C | 0% | 12% | 10.7 † |
| November | 27% | 27% | 79 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 9.1 † |
| December | 9% | 30% | 93 | 6 °C | 0% | 85% | 8.2 † |
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 Saarlouis → Saverne, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Saarlouis → Saverne | Headwind > 15 km/h, Saverne → Saarlouis | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.7 | 10% | 8% | either |
| February | −0.9 | 10% | 8% | either |
| March | +0.2 | 9% | 9% | either |
| April | +0.8 | 5% | 6% | either |
| May | +1.3 | 4% | 7% | either |
| June | +1.6 | 3% | 6% | either |
| July | +2.2 | 3% | 7% | Saarlouis → Saverne |
| August | +1.3 | 3% | 4% | either |
| September | +0.5 | 4% | 4% | either |
| October | −1.2 | 7% | 5% | either |
| November | −1.5 | 8% | 5% | either |
| December | −1.4 | 10% | 7% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 862–887 | SE | +1.4 |
| 887–912 | SE | +0.4 |
| 912–937 | SW | −1.6 |
| 937–962 | S | −0.9 |
| 962–987 | E | +2.1 |
| 987–1,008 | E | +1.7 |
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.