EuroVelo 2 – Capitals Route (United Kingdom), stage 5: Trowbridge → Reading
On stage 5 (Trowbridge → Reading, 112 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Trowbridge → Reading meant an average tailwind of 5.1 km/h (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 | 14% | 20% | 63 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 8.3 † |
| February | 23% | 23% | 54 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 9.9 † |
| March | 45% | 24% | 54 | 10 °C | 0% | 44% | 11.7 |
| April | 68% | 23% | 47 | 14 °C | 0% | 14% | 13.8 |
| May | 72% | 27% | 66 | 16 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.6 |
| June | 76% | 23% | 60 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.6 |
| July | 74% | 24% | 64 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 73% | 25% | 66 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 79% | 21% | 56 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 74% | 22% | 75 | 15 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.6 † |
| November | 45% | 23% | 73 | 10 °C | 0% | 39% | 8.8 † |
| December | 24% | 22% | 67 | 8 °C | 0% | 64% | 7.9 † |
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 Trowbridge → Reading, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Trowbridge → Reading | Headwind > 15 km/h, Reading → Trowbridge | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +7.3 | 4% | 29% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| February | +5.7 | 8% | 28% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| March | +3.2 | 12% | 23% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| April | +0.7 | 12% | 16% | either |
| May | +2.9 | 8% | 22% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| June | +4.4 | 6% | 22% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| July | +8.1 | 2% | 28% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| August | +8.1 | 2% | 29% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| September | +5.1 | 6% | 22% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| October | +5.0 | 6% | 22% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| November | +5.9 | 5% | 24% | Trowbridge → Reading |
| December | +7.8 | 4% | 31% | Trowbridge → Reading |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 460–485 | E | +4.9 |
| 485–510 | E | +5.0 |
| 510–535 | E | +5.3 |
| 535–561 | E | +5.2 |
| 561–572 | E | +5.2 |
Other stages
- Holyhead → Porthmadog 110 km
- Porthmadog → Llanidloes 112 km
- Llanidloes → Abergavenny 122 km
- Abergavenny → Trowbridge 116 km
- Trowbridge → Reading 112 km
- Reading → London 102 km
- London → Harwich 182 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.