EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway, stage 15: near Vik → Namsos
On stage 15 (near Vik → Namsos, 152 km) the best month is July: 65% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.9 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% | 162 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.0 † |
| February | 0% | 38% | 126 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.3 † |
| March | 2% | 44% | 159 | 3 °C | 0% | 98% | 11.5 |
| April | 15% | 41% | 119 | 7 °C | 0% | 84% | 15.1 |
| May | 42% | 39% | 96 | 11 °C | 0% | 46% | 18.6 |
| June | 59% | 36% | 110 | 15 °C | 0% | 13% | 21.7 |
| July | 65% | 34% | 103 | 18 °C | 1% | 0% | 20.2 |
| August | 60% | 40% | 140 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 16.5 |
| September | 51% | 45% | 189 | 13 °C | 0% | 12% | 12.9 |
| October | 13% | 50% | 196 | 8 °C | 0% | 75% | 9.5 † |
| November | 1% | 41% | 154 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 6.0 † |
| December | 0% | 43% | 168 | 2 °C | 0% | 100% | 3.7 † |
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 Vik → Namsos, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Vik → Namsos | Headwind > 15 km/h, Namsos → near Vik | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.9 | 16% | 3% | Namsos → near Vik |
| February | −5.8 | 15% | 2% | Namsos → near Vik |
| March | −4.2 | 14% | 4% | Namsos → near Vik |
| April | −1.7 | 10% | 5% | either |
| May | −0.7 | 8% | 5% | either |
| June | +1.4 | 6% | 6% | either |
| July | +0.9 | 5% | 4% | either |
| August | −1.4 | 8% | 3% | either |
| September | −4.2 | 12% | 2% | Namsos → near Vik |
| October | −4.9 | 14% | 3% | Namsos → near Vik |
| November | −5.1 | 13% | 2% | Namsos → near Vik |
| December | −6.2 | 17% | 2% | Namsos → near Vik |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,663–1,688 | S | +1.1 |
| 1,688–1,714 | SW | −1.3 |
| 1,714–1,739 | SW | +0.7 |
| 1,739–1,764 | S | +2.5 |
| 1,764–1,789 | SW | +1.0 |
| 1,789–1,815 | S | +1.4 |
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.