EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena, stage 9: Saverne → Châtenois
On stage 9 (Saverne → Châtenois, 120 km) the best month is September: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.2 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 | 9% | 26% | 77 | 5 °C | 0% | 85% | 8.7 † |
| February | 22% | 26% | 62 | 7 °C | 0% | 72% | 10.1 † |
| March | 47% | 27% | 66 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 11.7 |
| April | 66% | 27% | 62 | 16 °C | 0% | 14% | 13.6 |
| May | 65% | 34% | 91 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 15.2 |
| June | 64% | 28% | 88 | 24 °C | 9% | 0% | 16.1 |
| July | 57% | 29% | 88 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.7 |
| August | 59% | 28% | 92 | 25 °C | 15% | 0% | 14.3 |
| September | 75% | 23% | 73 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 71% | 22% | 75 | 16 °C | 0% | 10% | 10.7 † |
| November | 33% | 24% | 77 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 9.1 † |
| December | 10% | 29% | 86 | 6 °C | 0% | 83% | 8.3 † |
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 Saverne → Châtenois, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Saverne → Châtenois | Headwind > 15 km/h, Châtenois → Saverne | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.9 | 8% | 4% | either |
| February | −1.5 | 8% | 5% | either |
| March | −0.1 | 7% | 5% | either |
| April | +1.1 | 4% | 4% | either |
| May | +1.1 | 3% | 4% | either |
| June | +1.2 | 2% | 3% | either |
| July | +0.6 | 2% | 3% | either |
| August | +0.1 | 2% | 2% | either |
| September | +0.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| October | −1.2 | 4% | 2% | either |
| November | −2.1 | 6% | 3% | Châtenois → Saverne |
| December | −2.6 | 8% | 3% | Châtenois → Saverne |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,008–1,033 | E | +0.9 |
| 1,033–1,059 | SE | +0.3 |
| 1,059–1,084 | W | −0.3 |
| 1,084–1,109 | S | +0.2 |
| 1,109–1,128 | S | +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.