EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway, stage 12: Ørnes → near Nesna
On stage 12 (Ørnes → near Nesna, 121 km) the best month is July: 58% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.7 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 | 0% | 43% | 204 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.1 † |
| February | 0% | 44% | 161 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.9 † |
| March | 0% | 45% | 195 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.4 |
| April | 2% | 41% | 149 | 4 °C | 0% | 98% | 15.3 |
| May | 19% | 41% | 124 | 8 °C | 0% | 76% | 19.4 |
| June | 44% | 42% | 133 | 12 °C | 0% | 34% | 24.0 |
| July | 58% | 41% | 130 | 16 °C | 0% | 5% | 21.6 |
| August | 55% | 44% | 168 | 15 °C | 0% | 5% | 17.0 |
| September | 39% | 50% | 210 | 12 °C | 0% | 31% | 13.0 |
| October | 7% | 53% | 222 | 6 °C | 0% | 89% | 9.2 † |
| November | 0% | 45% | 188 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 5.4 † |
| December | 0% | 46% | 214 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 2.3 † |
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 Ørnes → near Nesna, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ørnes → near Nesna | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Nesna → Ørnes | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.8 | 15% | 3% | near Nesna → Ørnes |
| February | −4.9 | 14% | 2% | near Nesna → Ørnes |
| March | −3.5 | 11% | 3% | near Nesna → Ørnes |
| April | −1.9 | 7% | 3% | either |
| May | −1.5 | 7% | 3% | either |
| June | +0.7 | 6% | 5% | either |
| July | +0.7 | 5% | 3% | either |
| August | −1.6 | 8% | 2% | either |
| September | −4.1 | 13% | 2% | near Nesna → Ørnes |
| October | −4.3 | 13% | 2% | near Nesna → Ørnes |
| November | −4.6 | 12% | 2% | near Nesna → Ørnes |
| December | −5.0 | 15% | 3% | near Nesna → Ørnes |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,325–1,350 | S | +1.8 |
| 1,350–1,376 | SW | −0.8 |
| 1,376–1,401 | SW | −1.3 |
| 1,401–1,426 | S | +1.0 |
| 1,426–1,446 | SE | +3.5 |
Other stages
- near Honningsvåg → near Hammerfest 121 km
- near Hammerfest → Alta 113 km
- Alta → near Burfjord 122 km
- near Burfjord → near Lyngseidet 121 km
- near Lyngseidet → near Lenvik 122 km
- near Lenvik → Andenes 131 km
- Andenes → Sortland 117 km
- Sortland → Svolvær 121 km
- Svolvær → Ramberg 122 km
- Ramberg → Bodø 121 km
- Bodø → Ørnes 124 km
- Ørnes → near Nesna 121 km
- near Nesna → Sandnessjøen 98 km
- Sandnessjøen → near Vik 122 km
- near Vik → Namsos 152 km
- Namsos → near Levanger 121 km
- near Levanger → Orkanger 114 km
- Orkanger → Aure 120 km
- Aure → Elnesvågen 155 km
- Elnesvågen → Vatne 121 km
- Vatne → near Fiskå 122 km
- near Fiskå → Florø 108 km
- Florø → Askvoll 121 km
- Askvoll → near Årås 123 km
- near Årås → Bergen 95 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.