EuroVelo 2 – Capitals Route (United Kingdom), stage 7: London → Harwich
On stage 7 (London → Harwich, 182 km) the best month is September: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding London → Harwich meant an average tailwind of 4.4 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% | 56 | 7 °C | 0% | 79% | 8.3 † |
| February | 21% | 21% | 50 | 8 °C | 0% | 73% | 9.9 † |
| March | 43% | 21% | 45 | 10 °C | 0% | 50% | 11.7 |
| April | 68% | 20% | 37 | 13 °C | 0% | 18% | 13.8 |
| May | 74% | 25% | 57 | 16 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.6 |
| June | 80% | 20% | 56 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.7 |
| July | 76% | 23% | 61 | 22 °C | 1% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 77% | 22% | 64 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 81% | 19% | 46 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 76% | 22% | 65 | 15 °C | 0% | 3% | 10.5 † |
| November | 47% | 21% | 62 | 11 °C | 0% | 40% | 8.7 † |
| December | 22% | 20% | 61 | 8 °C | 0% | 67% | 7.8 † |
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 London → Harwich, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, London → Harwich | Headwind > 15 km/h, Harwich → London | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +7.5 | 6% | 30% | London → Harwich |
| February | +5.7 | 11% | 29% | London → Harwich |
| March | +2.6 | 14% | 23% | London → Harwich |
| April | −0.1 | 15% | 16% | either |
| May | +1.2 | 13% | 18% | either |
| June | +2.7 | 9% | 20% | London → Harwich |
| July | +6.1 | 4% | 25% | London → Harwich |
| August | +6.6 | 4% | 26% | London → Harwich |
| September | +4.4 | 7% | 23% | London → Harwich |
| October | +5.7 | 7% | 26% | London → Harwich |
| November | +6.5 | 6% | 27% | London → Harwich |
| December | +8.4 | 6% | 34% | London → Harwich |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 674–676 | SE | +2.9 |
| 676–701 | N | +2.7 |
| 701–726 | NE | +5.3 |
| 726–752 | E | +3.7 |
| 752–777 | E | +4.5 |
| 777–802 | NE | +5.0 |
| 802–827 | E | +5.5 |
| 827–852 | E | +5.5 |
| 852–856 | NW | −2.4 |
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.