Home › Journeys › The Atlantic Coast: La Rochelle to Bordeaux › Best time
Best Time for The Atlantic Coast: La Rochelle to Bordeaux
Last updated:
Sweet spot: February, March, April. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Île de Ré's cycle lanes and oyster shacks without the August queue, harvest energy in the Cognac houses, and Saint-Émilion's vines turning gold by October.
- The Ré bridge backs up on summer Saturdays and the island's bike hire sells out by ten — cross early or stay on the island itself.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.5°C | 9.3°C | 81 mm | 8.9 h | |
| February | 2.9°C | 10.1°C | 56 mm | 10.1 h | |
| March | 5.0°C | 13.3°C | 64 mm | 11.6 h | |
| April | 7.5°C | 16.4°C | 56 mm | 13.3 h | |
| May | 10.8°C | 19.6°C | 63 mm | 14.7 h | |
| June | 14.3°C | 23.5°C | 53 mm | 15.5 h | |
| July | 16.0°C | 25.6°C | 43 mm | 15.2 h | |
| August | 15.9°C | 25.8°C | 46 mm | 13.9 h | |
| September | 13.2°C | 23.4°C | 45 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 10.5°C | 18.9°C | 72 mm | 10.7 h | |
| November | 6.8°C | 13.4°C | 85 mm | 9.2 h | |
| December | 3.9°C | 10.0°C | 83 mm | 8.5 h |