EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Austria/Czech Republic, stage 1: Nová Pec → near Freistadt
On stage 1 (Nová Pec → near Freistadt, 125 km) the best month is September: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.4 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 | 1% | 24% | 63 | 1 °C | 0% | 98% | 8.7 † |
| February | 7% | 20% | 44 | 3 °C | 0% | 93% | 10.1 † |
| March | 30% | 23% | 55 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 11.7 |
| April | 58% | 28% | 59 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 13.6 |
| May | 57% | 40% | 112 | 17 °C | 0% | 9% | 15.2 |
| June | 60% | 37% | 117 | 22 °C | 3% | 1% | 16.1 |
| July | 58% | 37% | 117 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 60% | 34% | 104 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.3 |
| September | 72% | 27% | 80 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 12.5 |
| October | 61% | 21% | 54 | 12 °C | 0% | 29% | 10.7 † |
| November | 18% | 18% | 52 | 6 °C | 0% | 81% | 9.1 † |
| December | 1% | 22% | 56 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 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 → near Freistadt, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nová Pec → near Freistadt | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Freistadt → Nová Pec | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.3 | 2% | 17% | Nová Pec → near Freistadt |
| February | +3.1 | 3% | 15% | Nová Pec → near Freistadt |
| March | +2.7 | 6% | 14% | Nová Pec → near Freistadt |
| April | +1.3 | 5% | 9% | either |
| May | +1.1 | 6% | 8% | either |
| June | +2.2 | 2% | 6% | Nová Pec → near Freistadt |
| July | +4.2 | 1% | 9% | Nová Pec → near Freistadt |
| August | +2.3 | 0% | 5% | Nová Pec → near Freistadt |
| September | +1.4 | 3% | 7% | either |
| October | +1.7 | 2% | 8% | either |
| November | +2.1 | 2% | 11% | Nová Pec → near Freistadt |
| December | +3.4 | 2% | 12% | Nová Pec → near Freistadt |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | SE | +0.9 |
| 25–50 | E | +1.6 |
| 50–75 | E | +1.6 |
| 75–100 | E | +1.4 |
| 100–125 | E | +1.5 |
Other stages
- Nová Pec → near Freistadt 125 km
- near Freistadt → Slavonice 126 km
- Slavonice → Znojmo 100 km
- Znojmo → Hohenau an der March 148 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.