EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Austria/Czech Republic: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Austria/Czech Republic is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.7 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Also passes through Czechia
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4% | 18% | 45 | 2 °C | 0% | 96% | 8.7 † |
| February | 12% | 15% | 33 | 4 °C | 0% | 87% | 10.1 † |
| March | 38% | 18% | 42 | 9 °C | 0% | 58% | 11.7 |
| April | 65% | 22% | 47 | 15 °C | 0% | 22% | 13.6 |
| May | 66% | 32% | 87 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.2 |
| June | 64% | 30% | 95 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 16.1 |
| July | 58% | 30% | 92 | 25 °C | 15% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 62% | 27% | 87 | 24 °C | 13% | 0% | 14.3 |
| September | 77% | 21% | 77 | 19 °C | 1% | 3% | 12.5 |
| October | 67% | 18% | 45 | 13 °C | 0% | 23% | 10.7 † |
| November | 23% | 15% | 42 | 7 °C | 0% | 74% | 9.1 † |
| December | 3% | 17% | 42 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 8.3 † |
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 Nová Pec → Hohenau an der March, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nová Pec → Hohenau an der March | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hohenau an der March → Nová Pec | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.5 | 3% | 16% | Nová Pec → Hohenau an der March |
| February | +2.6 | 4% | 14% | Nová Pec → Hohenau an der March |
| March | +2.1 | 6% | 13% | Nová Pec → Hohenau an der March |
| April | +0.5 | 5% | 9% | either |
| May | +0.3 | 6% | 8% | either |
| June | +1.2 | 2% | 6% | either |
| July | +3.1 | 1% | 9% | Nová Pec → Hohenau an der March |
| August | +1.4 | 1% | 5% | either |
| September | +0.7 | 4% | 7% | either |
| October | +0.8 | 5% | 8% | either |
| November | +1.2 | 5% | 10% | either |
| December | +2.7 | 4% | 12% | Nová Pec → Hohenau an der March |
Stages
The route is split into 4 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Nová Pec → Hohenau an der March in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Nová Pec → near Freistadt | 125 | September | +1.4 |
| 2. near Freistadt → Slavonice | 126 | September | +0.3 |
| 3. Slavonice → Znojmo | 100 | September | +0.8 |
| 4. Znojmo → Hohenau an der March | 148 | September | +0.4 |
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.