EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part Belarus: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part Belarus is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 1.6 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | 21% | 47 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.0 † |
| February | 1% | 17% | 35 | -1 °C | 0% | 99% | 9.7 † |
| March | 18% | 18% | 38 | 5 °C | 0% | 81% | 11.7 |
| April | 54% | 24% | 47 | 12 °C | 0% | 36% | 13.9 |
| May | 66% | 31% | 72 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.9 |
| June | 69% | 29% | 74 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 17.1 |
| July | 60% | 35% | 98 | 24 °C | 7% | 0% | 16.6 |
| August | 69% | 24% | 71 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 77% | 20% | 54 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 12.6 |
| October | 46% | 20% | 56 | 11 °C | 0% | 46% | 10.4 † |
| November | 7% | 19% | 48 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 8.4 † |
| December | 0% | 18% | 46 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.4 † |
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 Białowieża → near Krasnyy, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Białowieża → near Krasnyy | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Krasnyy → Białowieża | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.7 | 6% | 19% | Białowieża → near Krasnyy |
| February | +3.0 | 6% | 17% | Białowieża → near Krasnyy |
| March | +2.7 | 8% | 16% | Białowieża → near Krasnyy |
| April | +1.9 | 8% | 14% | either |
| May | +0.2 | 8% | 9% | either |
| June | +1.8 | 5% | 11% | either |
| July | +2.2 | 4% | 10% | Białowieża → near Krasnyy |
| August | +2.6 | 3% | 10% | Białowieża → near Krasnyy |
| September | +1.6 | 6% | 12% | either |
| October | +4.0 | 5% | 17% | Białowieża → near Krasnyy |
| November | +4.1 | 4% | 16% | Białowieża → near Krasnyy |
| December | +4.6 | 5% | 19% | Białowieża → near Krasnyy |
Stages
The route is split into 7 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Białowieża → near Krasnyy in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Białowieża → Ruzhany | 109 | September | +1.3 |
| 2. Ruzhany → near Novogrudok | 123 | September | +1.2 |
| 3. near Novogrudok → near Volozhin | 122 | September | +1.6 |
| 4. near Volozhin → Minsk | 117 | September | +1.7 |
| 5. Minsk → Barysaw | 114 | September | +1.9 |
| 6. Barysaw → Tolochin | 147 | September | +1.6 |
| 7. Tolochin → near Krasnyy | 125 | September | +2.1 |
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.