EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 1, stage 3: Ala → Mantua
On stage 3 (Ala → Mantua, 101 km) the best month is October: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.7 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 | 13% | 14% | 59 | 7 °C | 0% | 86% | 9.1 † |
| February | 40% | 19% | 75 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 10.3 † |
| March | 66% | 22% | 75 | 13 °C | 0% | 23% | 11.8 |
| April | 69% | 29% | 91 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 13.5 |
| May | 64% | 35% | 127 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.9 |
| June | 51% | 29% | 96 | 26 °C | 20% | 0% | 15.7 |
| July | 40% | 26% | 87 | 28 °C | 38% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 42% | 27% | 99 | 28 °C | 34% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 73% | 23% | 103 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 81% | 18% | 99 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 10.8 † |
| November | 59% | 20% | 111 | 12 °C | 0% | 29% | 9.4 † |
| December | 16% | 14% | 71 | 7 °C | 0% | 82% | 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 Ala → Mantua, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ala → Mantua | Headwind > 15 km/h, Mantua → Ala | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | −0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| March | −1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| April | −1.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | −1.9 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | −2.3 | 0% | 0% | Mantua → Ala |
| July | −2.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −1.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −1.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | −0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | +0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | +0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 234–259 | SW | −1.3 |
| 259–285 | SW | −0.9 |
| 285–310 | S | 0.0 |
| 310–335 | S | −0.3 |
Other stages
- Sillian → Bolzano 124 km
- Bolzano → Ala 110 km
- Ala → Mantua 101 km
- Mantua → Bologna 127 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.