EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway, stage 2: near Hammerfest → Alta
On stage 2 (near Hammerfest → Alta, 113 km) the best month is July: 65% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.1 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% | 19% | 42 | -7 °C | 0% | 100% | 0.0 † |
| February | 0% | 20% | 41 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.0 † |
| March | 0% | 22% | 45 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.3 |
| April | 0% | 25% | 49 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 16.0 |
| May | 19% | 28% | 60 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 23.1 |
| June | 39% | 38% | 80 | 12 °C | 0% | 43% | 24.0 |
| July | 65% | 29% | 78 | 15 °C | 0% | 12% | 24.0 |
| August | 59% | 30% | 72 | 14 °C | 0% | 16% | 18.2 |
| September | 35% | 31% | 67 | 10 °C | 0% | 55% | 13.2 |
| October | 3% | 27% | 56 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 8.6 † |
| November | 0% | 21% | 48 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 3.1 † |
| December | 0% | 21% | 46 | -4 °C | 0% | 100% | 0.0 † |
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 Hammerfest → Alta, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Hammerfest → Alta | Headwind > 15 km/h, Alta → near Hammerfest | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.5 | 8% | 0% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| February | −5.7 | 7% | 0% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| March | −5.1 | 8% | 0% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| April | −3.0 | 4% | 1% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| May | −2.3 | 6% | 2% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| June | −1.0 | 6% | 1% | either |
| July | −1.1 | 4% | 1% | either |
| August | −2.9 | 7% | 0% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| September | −4.3 | 7% | 1% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| October | −4.2 | 5% | 1% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| November | −5.4 | 6% | 1% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
| December | −5.5 | 6% | 0% | Alta → near Hammerfest |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 121–147 | W | −1.0 |
| 147–172 | SW | −1.4 |
| 172–197 | SW | −1.5 |
| 197–223 | SW | −0.6 |
| 223–234 | W | −1.0 |
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.