EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 2: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 2 is October: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.7 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 | 38% | 24% | 84 | 9 °C | 0% | 52% | 9.4 † |
| February | 51% | 27% | 94 | 11 °C | 0% | 34% | 10.5 † |
| March | 65% | 29% | 97 | 14 °C | 0% | 15% | 11.8 |
| April | 70% | 29% | 76 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 13.3 |
| May | 68% | 31% | 87 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.6 |
| June | 59% | 22% | 52 | 26 °C | 20% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 40% | 15% | 34 | 30 °C | 48% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 40% | 18% | 39 | 30 °C | 47% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 71% | 23% | 90 | 25 °C | 7% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 77% | 23% | 104 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 11.0 † |
| November | 65% | 28% | 133 | 14 °C | 0% | 11% | 9.7 † |
| December | 45% | 23% | 100 | 10 °C | 0% | 41% | 9.1 † |
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 Bologna → Tufo, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bologna → Tufo | Headwind > 15 km/h, Tufo → Bologna | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.3 | 3% | 3% | either |
| February | −0.2 | 4% | 3% | either |
| March | −0.4 | 5% | 4% | either |
| April | −0.4 | 4% | 2% | either |
| May | −0.2 | 3% | 1% | either |
| June | −0.1 | 2% | 1% | either |
| July | +0.5 | 2% | 1% | either |
| August | +0.5 | 2% | 1% | either |
| September | 0.0 | 3% | 1% | either |
| October | −0.7 | 4% | 2% | either |
| November | −1.1 | 4% | 2% | either |
| December | −0.2 | 3% | 2% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 6 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Bologna → Tufo in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Bologna → Prato | 112 | October | +0.6 |
| 2. Prato → Pratantico-Indicatore | 115 | October | −0.6 |
| 3. Pratantico-Indicatore → Orvieto | 113 | October | −0.5 |
| 4. Orvieto → Rome | 152 | October | −1.3 |
| 5. Rome → Sabaudia | 107 | October | −2.3 |
| 6. Sabaudia → Tufo | 82 | October | +0.2 |
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.