Alpe Adria Bicycle Route, stage 2: Bad Gastein → Villach
On stage 2 (Bad Gastein → Villach, 105 km) the best month is September: 61% 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% | 18% | 69 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.9 † |
| February | 3% | 22% | 74 | 1 °C | 0% | 97% | 10.2 † |
| March | 15% | 27% | 88 | 5 °C | 0% | 84% | 11.8 |
| April | 37% | 37% | 88 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 13.5 |
| May | 40% | 54% | 142 | 14 °C | 0% | 23% | 15.0 |
| June | 45% | 54% | 133 | 19 °C | 0% | 3% | 15.8 |
| July | 47% | 53% | 136 | 21 °C | 0% | 1% | 15.5 |
| August | 51% | 48% | 148 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 14.2 |
| September | 61% | 34% | 130 | 16 °C | 0% | 11% | 12.5 |
| October | 51% | 24% | 112 | 11 °C | 0% | 39% | 10.8 † |
| November | 10% | 25% | 111 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 9.3 † |
| December | 0% | 19% | 83 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.6 † |
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 Bad Gastein → Villach, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bad Gastein → Villach | Headwind > 15 km/h, Villach → Bad Gastein | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | +0.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
| March | +0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| April | +0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | −0.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | −0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −0.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | −0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | +0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | +1.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 108–133 | S | +0.1 |
| 133–158 | SE | −1.0 |
| 158–183 | SE | −0.7 |
| 183–209 | SE | −0.8 |
| 209–213 | SW | +0.3 |
Other stages
- Salzburg → Bad Gastein 108 km
- Bad Gastein → Villach 105 km
- Villach → Udine 136 km
- Udine → Grado 63 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.