Drau cycle path, stage 4: Maribor → Legrad
On stage 4 (Maribor → Legrad, 137 km) the best month is October: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.1 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 | 15% | 14% | 50 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.0 † |
| February | 32% | 16% | 53 | 7 °C | 0% | 65% | 10.3 † |
| March | 58% | 17% | 55 | 12 °C | 0% | 32% | 11.8 |
| April | 74% | 21% | 54 | 17 °C | 0% | 9% | 13.5 |
| May | 67% | 32% | 106 | 21 °C | 1% | 1% | 15.0 |
| June | 57% | 27% | 88 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.8 |
| July | 49% | 23% | 82 | 28 °C | 32% | 0% | 15.4 |
| August | 55% | 20% | 86 | 27 °C | 27% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 76% | 22% | 102 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 80% | 16% | 70 | 17 °C | 0% | 8% | 10.8 † |
| November | 42% | 18% | 69 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 9.3 † |
| December | 12% | 14% | 53 | 5 °C | 0% | 86% | 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 Maribor → Legrad, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Maribor → Legrad | Headwind > 15 km/h, Legrad → Maribor | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.8 | 0% | 1% | either |
| February | +0.4 | 0% | 1% | either |
| March | +0.1 | 0% | 2% | either |
| April | −0.1 | 0% | 1% | either |
| May | −0.4 | 0% | 1% | either |
| June | −0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | −0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −1.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | −0.1 | 0% | 1% | either |
| November | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | +0.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 364–390 | SE | −1.0 |
| 390–415 | E | +0.3 |
| 415–440 | E | −0.2 |
| 440–466 | E | +0.2 |
| 466–491 | E | +0.2 |
| 491–501 | E | +0.1 |
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.