Tailwind Atlas

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway, stage 22: near Fiskå → Florø

On stage 22 (near Fiskå → Florø, 108 km) the best month is July: 57% 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).

ERA5 2006–2025 · OpenStreetMap · Methodology and sources

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108 kmLength
JulyBest months
eitherBetter direction in the best month
1.2 km/hAverage tailwind in the best month
57%Dry days with 10–30 °C
July · 57%Best summer month
Start: near Fiskå · Finish: Florø · Route geometry: OpenStreetMap / Waymarked Trails

Weather by month

MonthGood daysRain days ≥ 1 mmRain, mmAvg highDays ≥ 30 °CDays < 10 °CDaylight, h
January0%52%2683 °C0%100%6.1 †
February0%48%2143 °C0%100%8.8 †
March1%51%2224 °C0%99%11.5
April12%38%1467 °C0%86%14.7
May35%37%12610 °C0%56%17.6
June52%39%13513 °C0%18%19.6
July57%42%16315 °C0%1%18.7
August51%49%21815 °C0%1%15.9
September46%52%29613 °C0%13%12.8
October16%53%3289 °C0%63%9.8 †
November4%51%2736 °C0%92%6.9 †
December0%58%3084 °C0%99%5.2 †

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

MonthWind near Fiskå → Florø, km/hHeadwind > 15 km/h, near Fiskå → FlorøHeadwind > 15 km/h, Florø → near FiskåBetter way
January−7.327%5%Florø → near Fiskå
February−7.228%5%Florø → near Fiskå
March−5.927%8%Florø → near Fiskå
April−2.522%13%Florø → near Fiskå
May−0.919%14%either
June0.018%16%either
July−1.217%11%either
August−3.020%9%Florø → near Fiskå
September−6.530%7%Florø → near Fiskå
October−6.328%7%Florø → near Fiskå
November−6.126%6%Florø → near Fiskå
December−8.029%4%Florø → near Fiskå

Along the route (sections of about 25 km)

kmHeadingTailwind in July, km/h
2,571–2,596SW−1.6
2,596–2,622SW−1.3
2,622–2,648SW−2.5
2,648–2,673S−0.1
2,673–2,679SE+2.6

Other stages

  1. near Honningsvåg → near Hammerfest 121 km
  2. near Hammerfest → Alta 113 km
  3. Alta → near Burfjord 122 km
  4. near Burfjord → near Lyngseidet 121 km
  5. near Lyngseidet → near Lenvik 122 km
  6. near Lenvik → Andenes 131 km
  7. Andenes → Sortland 117 km
  8. Sortland → Svolvær 121 km
  9. Svolvær → Ramberg 122 km
  10. Ramberg → Bodø 121 km
  11. Bodø → Ørnes 124 km
  12. Ørnes → near Nesna 121 km
  13. near Nesna → Sandnessjøen 98 km
  14. Sandnessjøen → near Vik 122 km
  15. near Vik → Namsos 152 km
  16. Namsos → near Levanger 121 km
  17. near Levanger → Orkanger 114 km
  18. Orkanger → Aure 120 km
  19. Aure → Elnesvågen 155 km
  20. Elnesvågen → Vatne 121 km
  21. Vatne → near Fiskå 122 km
  22. near Fiskå → Florø 108 km
  23. Florø → Askvoll 121 km
  24. Askvoll → near Årås 123 km
  25. 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.