EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 5: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 5 is October: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 1.8 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 | 22% | 14% | 50 | 8 °C | 0% | 75% | 9.1 † |
| February | 57% | 17% | 66 | 11 °C | 0% | 35% | 10.3 † |
| March | 76% | 20% | 70 | 15 °C | 0% | 9% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 23% | 72 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.4 |
| May | 67% | 28% | 110 | 24 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 35% | 25% | 78 | 29 °C | 43% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 17% | 21% | 74 | 32 °C | 73% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 22% | 23% | 87 | 31 °C | 63% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 65% | 21% | 92 | 26 °C | 15% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 82% | 18% | 80 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 10.9 † |
| November | 72% | 19% | 86 | 14 °C | 0% | 11% | 9.5 † |
| December | 29% | 15% | 57 | 9 °C | 0% | 67% | 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 San Benedetto Po → Polesella, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, San Benedetto Po → Polesella | Headwind > 15 km/h, Polesella → San Benedetto Po | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.1 | 2% | 1% | either |
| February | −1.2 | 4% | 1% | either |
| March | −2.2 | 6% | 1% | Polesella → San Benedetto Po |
| April | −2.8 | 5% | 1% | Polesella → San Benedetto Po |
| May | −1.5 | 3% | 1% | either |
| June | −0.8 | 2% | 1% | either |
| July | −1.3 | 2% | 1% | either |
| August | −2.1 | 2% | 0% | Polesella → San Benedetto Po |
| September | −2.2 | 3% | 0% | Polesella → San Benedetto Po |
| October | −1.8 | 3% | 1% | either |
| November | −0.9 | 3% | 1% | either |
| December | +0.5 | 2% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | E | −2.1 |
| 25–50 | SE | −1.1 |
| 50–76 | SE | −0.4 |
| 76–102 | NE | −3.5 |
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.