Drau cycle path, stage 3: Völkermarkt → Maribor
On stage 3 (Völkermarkt → Maribor, 116 km) the best month is October: 69% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.9 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 | 4% | 14% | 47 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 8.9 † |
| February | 16% | 17% | 57 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 10.2 † |
| March | 41% | 22% | 65 | 10 °C | 0% | 53% | 11.8 |
| April | 61% | 30% | 79 | 15 °C | 0% | 18% | 13.5 |
| May | 54% | 46% | 144 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.0 |
| June | 52% | 44% | 131 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 15.8 |
| July | 51% | 44% | 140 | 25 °C | 7% | 0% | 15.5 |
| August | 56% | 37% | 134 | 24 °C | 8% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 68% | 32% | 129 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.5 |
| October | 69% | 20% | 78 | 14 °C | 0% | 18% | 10.8 † |
| November | 28% | 19% | 78 | 8 °C | 0% | 67% | 9.3 † |
| December | 2% | 16% | 54 | 3 °C | 0% | 97% | 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 Völkermarkt → Maribor, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Völkermarkt → Maribor | Headwind > 15 km/h, Maribor → Völkermarkt | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.0 | 0% | 0% | Völkermarkt → Maribor |
| February | +1.0 | 0% | 1% | either |
| March | +0.4 | 0% | 1% | either |
| April | −0.1 | 0% | 1% | either |
| May | −0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | −1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | −0.9 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −1.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | +0.9 | 0% | 1% | either |
| November | +1.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | +2.3 | 0% | 0% | Völkermarkt → Maribor |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 248–273 | E | +1.0 |
| 273–298 | E | +0.8 |
| 298–324 | E | +1.1 |
| 324–349 | E | +0.3 |
| 349–364 | E | +1.2 |
Other stages
- Toblach → Spittal an der Drau 124 km
- Spittal an der Drau → Völkermarkt 124 km
- Völkermarkt → Maribor 116 km
- Maribor → Legrad 137 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.