EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway, stage 20: Elnesvågen → Vatne
On stage 20 (Elnesvågen → Vatne, 121 km) the best month is July: 62% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.2 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 | 1% | 41% | 165 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 5.9 † |
| February | 1% | 42% | 139 | 3 °C | 0% | 99% | 8.7 † |
| March | 4% | 44% | 155 | 5 °C | 0% | 95% | 11.5 |
| April | 24% | 37% | 112 | 8 °C | 0% | 72% | 14.8 |
| May | 46% | 37% | 94 | 12 °C | 0% | 39% | 17.8 |
| June | 58% | 39% | 114 | 14 °C | 0% | 8% | 20.0 |
| July | 62% | 38% | 123 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 19.1 |
| August | 56% | 44% | 157 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 16.1 |
| September | 51% | 48% | 206 | 14 °C | 0% | 8% | 12.8 |
| October | 26% | 47% | 209 | 10 °C | 0% | 56% | 9.7 † |
| November | 5% | 41% | 162 | 5 °C | 0% | 91% | 6.7 † |
| December | 0% | 46% | 179 | 3 °C | 0% | 99% | 4.9 † |
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 Elnesvågen → Vatne, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Elnesvågen → Vatne | Headwind > 15 km/h, Vatne → Elnesvågen | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.4 | 15% | 2% | Vatne → Elnesvågen |
| February | −4.9 | 14% | 2% | Vatne → Elnesvågen |
| March | −4.1 | 19% | 4% | Vatne → Elnesvågen |
| April | −1.2 | 13% | 6% | either |
| May | +0.4 | 9% | 6% | either |
| June | +1.3 | 9% | 8% | either |
| July | +1.2 | 8% | 6% | either |
| August | +0.2 | 8% | 3% | either |
| September | −2.7 | 15% | 4% | Vatne → Elnesvågen |
| October | −3.4 | 13% | 3% | Vatne → Elnesvågen |
| November | −4.1 | 12% | 3% | Vatne → Elnesvågen |
| December | −5.7 | 15% | 2% | Vatne → Elnesvågen |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 2,330–2,356 | S | +2.3 |
| 2,356–2,381 | SW | +1.2 |
| 2,381–2,406 | SW | −0.3 |
| 2,406–2,432 | SW | +0.1 |
| 2,432–2,452 | E | +3.3 |
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.