EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 4b: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 4b is October: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 2.0 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21% | 15% | 60 | 7 °C | 0% | 78% | 9.1 † |
| February | 49% | 18% | 72 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 10.3 † |
| March | 73% | 19% | 79 | 14 °C | 0% | 15% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 23% | 83 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 13.4 |
| May | 71% | 27% | 108 | 23 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 47% | 24% | 78 | 28 °C | 31% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 28% | 17% | 59 | 31 °C | 60% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 35% | 19% | 77 | 30 °C | 50% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 74% | 19% | 85 | 25 °C | 7% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 18% | 88 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 63% | 21% | 113 | 12 °C | 0% | 22% | 9.5 † |
| December | 21% | 15% | 67 | 8 °C | 0% | 77% | 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 Moncalieri → Mortizza, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Moncalieri → Mortizza | Headwind > 15 km/h, Mortizza → Moncalieri | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.1 | 1% | 1% | either |
| February | −1.0 | 2% | 1% | either |
| March | −1.5 | 3% | 1% | either |
| April | −2.1 | 3% | 1% | Mortizza → Moncalieri |
| May | −1.2 | 2% | 1% | either |
| June | −0.7 | 1% | 0% | either |
| July | −1.0 | 1% | 0% | either |
| August | −1.6 | 1% | 0% | either |
| September | −1.8 | 1% | 0% | either |
| October | −2.0 | 2% | 1% | either |
| November | −1.0 | 2% | 1% | either |
| December | +0.3 | 1% | 1% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 4 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Moncalieri → Mortizza in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Moncalieri → Valenza | 128 | October | −1.6 |
| 2. Valenza → Piacenza | 143 | October | −1.7 |
| 3. Piacenza → Guastalla | 126 | October | −2.7 |
| 4. Guastalla → Mortizza | 50 | October | −1.9 |
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.