EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway, stage 8: Sortland → Svolvær
On stage 8 (Sortland → Svolvær, 121 km) the best month is July: 73% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.5 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% | 103 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 2.6 † |
| February | 0% | 34% | 98 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.5 † |
| March | 0% | 35% | 99 | 2 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.3 |
| April | 5% | 33% | 82 | 6 °C | 0% | 94% | 15.7 |
| May | 33% | 35% | 76 | 10 °C | 0% | 59% | 20.6 |
| June | 57% | 32% | 71 | 13 °C | 0% | 24% | 24.0 |
| July | 73% | 27% | 73 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 24.0 |
| August | 68% | 32% | 97 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 17.5 |
| September | 50% | 38% | 117 | 12 °C | 0% | 21% | 13.1 |
| October | 11% | 38% | 123 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 8.9 † |
| November | 1% | 36% | 109 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 4.4 † |
| December | 0% | 34% | 119 | 3 °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 Sortland → Svolvær, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Sortland → Svolvær | Headwind > 15 km/h, Svolvær → Sortland | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.5 | 16% | 2% | Svolvær → Sortland |
| February | −3.8 | 16% | 2% | Svolvær → Sortland |
| March | −3.5 | 18% | 3% | Svolvær → Sortland |
| April | −2.6 | 14% | 5% | Svolvær → Sortland |
| May | −3.6 | 18% | 6% | Svolvær → Sortland |
| June | −0.8 | 14% | 10% | either |
| July | −0.5 | 10% | 8% | either |
| August | −2.0 | 14% | 5% | either |
| September | −4.2 | 17% | 3% | Svolvær → Sortland |
| October | −2.7 | 16% | 4% | Svolvær → Sortland |
| November | −3.3 | 14% | 2% | Svolvær → Sortland |
| December | −3.4 | 16% | 3% | Svolvær → Sortland |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 842–867 | SW | −1.9 |
| 867–892 | SW | −1.1 |
| 892–917 | SW | −1.2 |
| 917–943 | S | +1.8 |
| 943–963 | S | 0.0 |
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.