EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway is July: 63% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In July the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.2 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 | 0% | 37% | 149 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.5 † |
| February | 0% | 38% | 124 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.1 † |
| March | 1% | 40% | 140 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 11.4 |
| April | 10% | 36% | 105 | 5 °C | 0% | 89% | 15.2 |
| May | 33% | 36% | 94 | 10 °C | 0% | 58% | 19.1 |
| June | 51% | 37% | 105 | 13 °C | 0% | 24% | 24.0 |
| July | 63% | 35% | 111 | 16 °C | 0% | 4% | 20.9 |
| August | 59% | 39% | 137 | 16 °C | 0% | 4% | 16.8 |
| September | 47% | 43% | 169 | 12 °C | 0% | 23% | 12.9 |
| October | 13% | 44% | 178 | 7 °C | 0% | 76% | 9.3 † |
| November | 2% | 39% | 148 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 5.6 † |
| December | 0% | 41% | 163 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 3.0 † |
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 near Honningsvåg → Bergen, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Honningsvåg → Bergen | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bergen → near Honningsvåg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.3 | 15% | 4% | Bergen → near Honningsvåg |
| February | −4.4 | 15% | 3% | Bergen → near Honningsvåg |
| March | −3.7 | 15% | 4% | Bergen → near Honningsvåg |
| April | −1.9 | 11% | 5% | either |
| May | −1.1 | 10% | 6% | either |
| June | +0.2 | 8% | 7% | either |
| July | +0.2 | 7% | 5% | either |
| August | −1.2 | 9% | 4% | either |
| September | −3.4 | 13% | 3% | Bergen → near Honningsvåg |
| October | −3.4 | 13% | 4% | Bergen → near Honningsvåg |
| November | −3.8 | 13% | 3% | Bergen → near Honningsvåg |
| December | −4.5 | 15% | 3% | Bergen → near Honningsvåg |
Stages
The route is split into 25 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind near Honningsvåg → Bergen in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. near Honningsvåg → near Hammerfest | 121 | July | +1.0 |
| 2. near Hammerfest → Alta | 113 | July | −1.1 |
| 3. Alta → near Burfjord | 122 | July | −0.8 |
| 4. near Burfjord → near Lyngseidet | 121 | July | −0.4 |
| 5. near Lyngseidet → near Lenvik | 122 | July | −1.1 |
| 6. near Lenvik → Andenes | 131 | July | +0.1 |
| 7. Andenes → Sortland | 117 | July | +1.4 |
| 8. Sortland → Svolvær | 121 | July | −0.5 |
| 9. Svolvær → Ramberg | 122 | July | −0.4 |
| 10. Ramberg → Bodø | 121 | July | +3.6 |
| 11. Bodø → Ørnes | 124 | July | +0.1 |
| 12. Ørnes → near Nesna | 121 | July | +0.7 |
| 13. near Nesna → Sandnessjøen | 98 | July | 0.0 |
| 14. Sandnessjøen → near Vik | 122 | July | +1.0 |
| 15. near Vik → Namsos | 152 | July | +0.9 |
| 16. Namsos → near Levanger | 121 | July | −0.1 |
| 17. near Levanger → Orkanger | 114 | June | −0.4 |
| 18. Orkanger → Aure | 120 | July | −1.3 |
| 19. Aure → Elnesvågen | 155 | July | +0.4 |
| 20. Elnesvågen → Vatne | 121 | July | +1.2 |
| 21. Vatne → near Fiskå | 122 | July | 0.0 |
| 22. near Fiskå → Florø | 108 | July | −1.2 |
| 23. Florø → Askvoll | 121 | June | −0.2 |
| 24. Askvoll → near Årås | 123 | June | +0.2 |
| 25. near Årås → Bergen | 95 | June | +1.8 |
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.