EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 4a, stage 2: Casale Monferrato → Pavia
On stage 2 (Casale Monferrato → Pavia, 103 km) the best month is October: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.2 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 | 25% | 15% | 60 | 8 °C | 0% | 74% | 9.1 † |
| February | 51% | 17% | 68 | 10 °C | 0% | 46% | 10.3 † |
| March | 75% | 18% | 78 | 14 °C | 0% | 14% | 11.8 |
| April | 78% | 22% | 78 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.4 |
| May | 74% | 24% | 95 | 23 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 48% | 21% | 68 | 28 °C | 34% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 25% | 14% | 51 | 31 °C | 65% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 33% | 16% | 67 | 30 °C | 54% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 75% | 17% | 75 | 25 °C | 8% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 18% | 87 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 63% | 22% | 122 | 12 °C | 0% | 21% | 9.5 † |
| December | 23% | 15% | 69 | 8 °C | 0% | 75% | 8.8 † |
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 Casale Monferrato → Pavia, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Casale Monferrato → Pavia | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pavia → Casale Monferrato | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.2 | 1% | 0% | either |
| February | −0.3 | 2% | 0% | either |
| March | −0.7 | 2% | 1% | either |
| April | −1.2 | 2% | 1% | either |
| May | −0.1 | 1% | 1% | either |
| June | +0.7 | 0% | 1% | either |
| July | +0.3 | 0% | 1% | either |
| August | −0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.9 | 1% | 0% | either |
| October | −1.2 | 1% | 0% | either |
| November | −0.5 | 1% | 0% | either |
| December | +0.6 | 1% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 106–131 | E | −1.1 |
| 131–156 | E | −0.3 |
| 156–181 | E | −1.6 |
| 181–208 | NE | −2.0 |
Other stages
- Moncalieri → Casale Monferrato 104 km
- Casale Monferrato → Pavia 103 km
- Pavia → Cremona 123 km
- Cremona → Casalmaggiore 117 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.