EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway, stage 7: Andenes → Sortland
On stage 7 (Andenes → Sortland, 117 km) the best month is July: 71% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.4 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% | 29% | 90 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 1.9 † |
| February | 0% | 32% | 86 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.3 † |
| March | 0% | 33% | 92 | 2 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.3 |
| April | 6% | 32% | 76 | 5 °C | 0% | 93% | 15.8 |
| May | 32% | 38% | 75 | 10 °C | 0% | 56% | 21.1 |
| June | 56% | 32% | 73 | 13 °C | 0% | 25% | 24.0 |
| July | 71% | 29% | 80 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 24.0 |
| August | 68% | 31% | 89 | 15 °C | 0% | 1% | 17.7 |
| September | 52% | 36% | 97 | 12 °C | 0% | 23% | 13.1 |
| October | 12% | 37% | 97 | 7 °C | 0% | 79% | 8.9 † |
| November | 1% | 36% | 87 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 4.1 † |
| December | 0% | 34% | 100 | 2 °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 Andenes → Sortland, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Andenes → Sortland | Headwind > 15 km/h, Sortland → Andenes | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.7 | 16% | 3% | Sortland → Andenes |
| February | −5.5 | 16% | 3% | Sortland → Andenes |
| March | −4.4 | 17% | 3% | Sortland → Andenes |
| April | −2.5 | 13% | 5% | Sortland → Andenes |
| May | −2.0 | 15% | 7% | Sortland → Andenes |
| June | +1.2 | 11% | 11% | either |
| July | +1.4 | 8% | 7% | either |
| August | −0.5 | 10% | 5% | either |
| September | −3.8 | 14% | 3% | Sortland → Andenes |
| October | −3.5 | 13% | 3% | Sortland → Andenes |
| November | −5.0 | 13% | 2% | Sortland → Andenes |
| December | −5.2 | 15% | 3% | Sortland → Andenes |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 726–751 | SW | +1.6 |
| 751–776 | SW | +2.0 |
| 776–802 | S | +3.2 |
| 802–827 | S | −0.2 |
| 827–843 | S | −0.2 |
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.