EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 1: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 1 is October: 71% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.5 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10% | 15% | 55 | 4 °C | 0% | 89% | 9.0 † |
| February | 29% | 19% | 67 | 7 °C | 0% | 69% | 10.3 † |
| March | 48% | 21% | 73 | 10 °C | 0% | 45% | 11.8 |
| April | 57% | 29% | 85 | 15 °C | 0% | 24% | 13.5 |
| May | 57% | 39% | 122 | 18 °C | 2% | 9% | 14.9 |
| June | 49% | 35% | 98 | 24 °C | 16% | 1% | 15.7 |
| July | 43% | 31% | 92 | 26 °C | 29% | 0% | 15.4 |
| August | 46% | 31% | 102 | 25 °C | 26% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 69% | 24% | 94 | 21 °C | 5% | 3% | 12.5 |
| October | 71% | 20% | 97 | 16 °C | 0% | 14% | 10.8 † |
| November | 43% | 21% | 104 | 10 °C | 0% | 49% | 9.4 † |
| December | 12% | 15% | 68 | 5 °C | 0% | 86% | 8.7 † |
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 Sillian → Bologna, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Sillian → Bologna | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bologna → Sillian | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | +0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| March | −0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| April | −1.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | −1.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | −1.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | −1.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −1.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.9 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | −0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | +0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | +1.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 4 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Sillian → Bologna in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sillian → Bolzano | 124 | September | −0.4 |
| 2. Bolzano → Ala | 110 | September | −1.3 |
| 3. Ala → Mantua | 101 | October | −0.7 |
| 4. Mantua → Bologna | 127 | October | +0.3 |
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.