EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 2, stage 2: Prato → Pratantico-Indicatore
On stage 2 (Prato → Pratantico-Indicatore, 115 km) the best month is October: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.6 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 | 16% | 23% | 82 | 8 °C | 0% | 78% | 9.3 † |
| February | 37% | 29% | 94 | 9 °C | 0% | 52% | 10.4 † |
| March | 58% | 30% | 96 | 12 °C | 0% | 24% | 11.8 |
| April | 67% | 31% | 80 | 17 °C | 0% | 3% | 13.4 |
| May | 66% | 34% | 91 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.7 |
| June | 66% | 24% | 52 | 25 °C | 10% | 0% | 15.4 |
| July | 52% | 15% | 36 | 29 °C | 34% | 0% | 15.1 |
| August | 50% | 19% | 41 | 28 °C | 33% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 73% | 25% | 84 | 24 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 76% | 24% | 99 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 59% | 27% | 124 | 13 °C | 0% | 20% | 9.6 † |
| December | 24% | 24% | 100 | 9 °C | 0% | 65% | 8.9 † |
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 Prato → Pratantico-Indicatore, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Prato → Pratantico-Indicatore | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pratantico-Indicatore → Prato | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | −0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| March | 0.0 | 1% | 0% | either |
| April | +0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | +1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | +1.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | +2.2 | 0% | 0% | Prato → Pratantico-Indicatore |
| August | +1.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | +0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | −0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | −1.3 | 1% | 0% | either |
| December | −1.2 | 1% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 112–138 | SE | −0.1 |
| 138–163 | E | −0.5 |
| 163–188 | SE | −0.1 |
| 188–213 | E | −1.4 |
| 213–227 | SE | −1.2 |
Other stages
- Bologna → Prato 112 km
- Prato → Pratantico-Indicatore 115 km
- Pratantico-Indicatore → Orvieto 113 km
- Orvieto → Rome 152 km
- Rome → Sabaudia 107 km
- Sabaudia → Tufo 82 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.