EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part Belarus, stage 1: Białowieża → Ruzhany
On stage 1 (Białowieża → Ruzhany, 109 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.3 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% | 21% | 46 | -1 °C | 0% | 99% | 8.1 † |
| February | 2% | 16% | 33 | 1 °C | 0% | 98% | 9.8 † |
| March | 25% | 17% | 36 | 7 °C | 0% | 73% | 11.7 |
| April | 58% | 24% | 46 | 13 °C | 0% | 29% | 13.9 |
| May | 69% | 29% | 73 | 19 °C | 0% | 3% | 15.8 |
| June | 68% | 28% | 72 | 23 °C | 5% | 0% | 16.8 |
| July | 60% | 31% | 94 | 25 °C | 11% | 0% | 16.4 |
| August | 66% | 24% | 73 | 24 °C | 11% | 0% | 14.7 |
| September | 78% | 19% | 58 | 19 °C | 0% | 3% | 12.6 |
| October | 56% | 18% | 50 | 12 °C | 0% | 34% | 10.5 † |
| November | 12% | 18% | 40 | 6 °C | 0% | 84% | 8.6 † |
| December | 1% | 19% | 44 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.6 † |
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 Białowieża → Ruzhany, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Białowieża → Ruzhany | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ruzhany → Białowieża | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.0 | 7% | 20% | Białowieża → Ruzhany |
| February | +3.0 | 6% | 17% | Białowieża → Ruzhany |
| March | +3.0 | 8% | 17% | Białowieża → Ruzhany |
| April | +1.8 | 7% | 14% | either |
| May | +0.1 | 8% | 10% | either |
| June | +1.8 | 5% | 12% | either |
| July | +2.9 | 4% | 12% | Białowieża → Ruzhany |
| August | +2.3 | 3% | 11% | Białowieża → Ruzhany |
| September | +1.3 | 7% | 12% | either |
| October | +3.4 | 6% | 17% | Białowieża → Ruzhany |
| November | +3.5 | 5% | 16% | Białowieża → Ruzhany |
| December | +4.7 | 5% | 20% | Białowieża → Ruzhany |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | E | +1.4 |
| 25–54 | E | +1.5 |
| 54–79 | N | +1.0 |
| 79–105 | NE | +1.5 |
| 105–109 | SE | +0.7 |
Other stages
- Białowieża → Ruzhany 109 km
- Ruzhany → near Novogrudok 123 km
- near Novogrudok → near Volozhin 122 km
- near Volozhin → Minsk 117 km
- Minsk → Barysaw 114 km
- Barysaw → Tolochin 147 km
- Tolochin → near Krasnyy 125 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.