EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 2, stage 3: Pratantico-Indicatore → Orvieto
On stage 3 (Pratantico-Indicatore → Orvieto, 113 km) the best month is October: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.5 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 | 32% | 21% | 66 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 9.3 † |
| February | 50% | 27% | 78 | 11 °C | 0% | 35% | 10.5 † |
| March | 64% | 28% | 83 | 14 °C | 0% | 16% | 11.8 |
| April | 70% | 29% | 70 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.3 |
| May | 68% | 32% | 80 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.6 |
| June | 57% | 23% | 55 | 27 °C | 21% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 34% | 15% | 38 | 30 °C | 55% | 0% | 15.1 |
| August | 37% | 19% | 45 | 30 °C | 50% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 71% | 23% | 84 | 25 °C | 6% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 21% | 91 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 66% | 25% | 108 | 14 °C | 0% | 12% | 9.7 † |
| December | 39% | 21% | 81 | 10 °C | 0% | 49% | 9.0 † |
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 Pratantico-Indicatore → Orvieto, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pratantico-Indicatore → Orvieto | Headwind > 15 km/h, Orvieto → Pratantico-Indicatore | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 4% | 3% | either |
| February | +0.1 | 6% | 4% | either |
| March | −0.1 | 6% | 5% | either |
| April | −0.4 | 4% | 2% | either |
| May | −0.4 | 3% | 1% | either |
| June | −0.3 | 2% | 1% | either |
| July | +0.4 | 2% | 1% | either |
| August | +0.3 | 2% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.1 | 3% | 2% | either |
| October | −0.5 | 5% | 3% | either |
| November | −0.9 | 4% | 2% | either |
| December | −0.1 | 4% | 3% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 226–252 | S | −0.1 |
| 252–278 | S | −0.7 |
| 278–303 | SE | −0.6 |
| 303–328 | S | −0.3 |
| 328–339 | SE | −1.3 |
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.