EuroVelo 2 – Capitals Route (United Kingdom), stage 6: Reading → London
On stage 6 (Reading → London, 102 km) the best month is September: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Reading → London meant an average tailwind of 4.2 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
← EuroVelo 2 – Capitals Route (United Kingdom) (Whole route)
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16% | 19% | 58 | 7 °C | 0% | 76% | 8.3 † |
| February | 25% | 21% | 51 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 9.9 † |
| March | 48% | 22% | 47 | 10 °C | 0% | 43% | 11.7 |
| April | 71% | 22% | 41 | 14 °C | 0% | 13% | 13.8 |
| May | 73% | 26% | 59 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.6 |
| June | 79% | 20% | 58 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 16.6 |
| July | 75% | 23% | 61 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 76% | 22% | 60 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 80% | 20% | 47 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 76% | 21% | 65 | 15 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.6 † |
| November | 47% | 22% | 67 | 11 °C | 0% | 39% | 8.8 † |
| December | 26% | 20% | 60 | 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 Reading → London, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Reading → London | Headwind > 15 km/h, London → Reading | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +6.5 | 4% | 24% | Reading → London |
| February | +4.9 | 8% | 24% | Reading → London |
| March | +2.7 | 10% | 20% | Reading → London |
| April | +0.4 | 11% | 13% | either |
| May | +2.3 | 8% | 17% | Reading → London |
| June | +3.4 | 6% | 17% | Reading → London |
| July | +6.4 | 2% | 21% | Reading → London |
| August | +6.6 | 2% | 22% | Reading → London |
| September | +4.2 | 5% | 18% | Reading → London |
| October | +4.3 | 5% | 19% | Reading → London |
| November | +5.1 | 4% | 20% | Reading → London |
| December | +6.8 | 4% | 26% | Reading → London |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 572–597 | E | +5.0 |
| 597–622 | SE | +2.5 |
| 622–648 | E | +4.2 |
| 648–674 | NE | +5.0 |
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.