EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 4a, stage 4: Cremona → Casalmaggiore
On stage 4 (Cremona → Casalmaggiore, 117 km) the best month is October: 83% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Casalmaggiore → Cremona meant an average tailwind of 2.4 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 | 20% | 15% | 55 | 8 °C | 0% | 78% | 9.1 † |
| February | 54% | 19% | 72 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 10.3 † |
| March | 76% | 19% | 72 | 15 °C | 0% | 11% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 23% | 77 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.4 |
| May | 70% | 26% | 108 | 24 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 41% | 22% | 79 | 29 °C | 40% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 20% | 16% | 60 | 31 °C | 71% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 25% | 20% | 83 | 31 °C | 61% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 69% | 20% | 91 | 26 °C | 12% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 83% | 17% | 80 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 10.9 † |
| November | 67% | 20% | 92 | 13 °C | 0% | 18% | 9.5 † |
| December | 22% | 15% | 62 | 8 °C | 0% | 76% | 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 Cremona → Casalmaggiore, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Cremona → Casalmaggiore | Headwind > 15 km/h, Casalmaggiore → Cremona | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.1 | 2% | 2% | either |
| February | −1.4 | 4% | 1% | either |
| March | −1.9 | 6% | 2% | either |
| April | −2.6 | 6% | 1% | Casalmaggiore → Cremona |
| May | −1.3 | 3% | 1% | either |
| June | −0.7 | 1% | 1% | either |
| July | −1.2 | 1% | 1% | either |
| August | −1.9 | 2% | 0% | either |
| September | −2.2 | 3% | 1% | Casalmaggiore → Cremona |
| October | −2.4 | 3% | 1% | Casalmaggiore → Cremona |
| November | −1.3 | 4% | 1% | either |
| December | +0.4 | 2% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 330–355 | SE | −2.2 |
| 355–380 | SE | −2.0 |
| 380–405 | E | −2.6 |
| 405–430 | NE | −2.7 |
| 430–445 | E | −2.7 |
| 445–447 | NW | +0.5 |
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.