EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 2, stage 5: Rome → Sabaudia
On stage 5 (Rome → Sabaudia, 107 km) the best month is October: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Sabaudia → Rome meant an average tailwind of 2.3 km/h (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 | 61% | 27% | 96 | 12 °C | 0% | 20% | 9.5 † |
| February | 64% | 27% | 94 | 13 °C | 0% | 14% | 10.6 † |
| March | 72% | 27% | 96 | 15 °C | 0% | 3% | 11.8 |
| April | 74% | 26% | 67 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.3 |
| May | 74% | 26% | 71 | 22 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| June | 70% | 17% | 36 | 26 °C | 14% | 0% | 15.2 |
| July | 51% | 10% | 21 | 29 °C | 41% | 0% | 14.9 |
| August | 49% | 13% | 23 | 30 °C | 41% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 75% | 20% | 89 | 26 °C | 5% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 77% | 23% | 110 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.0 |
| November | 69% | 30% | 155 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 9.8 † |
| December | 68% | 24% | 115 | 13 °C | 0% | 10% | 9.2 † |
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 Rome → Sabaudia, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rome → Sabaudia | Headwind > 15 km/h, Sabaudia → Rome | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.7 | 6% | 4% | either |
| February | −1.0 | 9% | 5% | either |
| March | −2.0 | 10% | 4% | Sabaudia → Rome |
| April | −1.7 | 8% | 3% | either |
| May | −0.7 | 5% | 2% | either |
| June | −0.3 | 4% | 1% | either |
| July | +0.4 | 3% | 2% | either |
| August | +0.2 | 3% | 1% | either |
| September | −0.9 | 5% | 1% | either |
| October | −2.3 | 7% | 3% | Sabaudia → Rome |
| November | −2.4 | 9% | 2% | Sabaudia → Rome |
| December | −0.3 | 6% | 5% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 490–515 | S | −2.9 |
| 515–542 | SE | −1.7 |
| 542–568 | SE | −3.0 |
| 568–593 | SE | −1.4 |
| 593–597 | S | −2.4 |
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.