EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part Belarus, stage 3: near Novogrudok → near Volozhin
On stage 3 (near Novogrudok → near Volozhin, 122 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.6 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 | 0% | 22% | 49 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.0 † |
| February | 1% | 19% | 35 | 0 °C | 0% | 99% | 9.7 † |
| March | 19% | 19% | 36 | 6 °C | 0% | 79% | 11.7 |
| April | 55% | 24% | 45 | 13 °C | 0% | 35% | 13.9 |
| May | 67% | 31% | 71 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.9 |
| June | 70% | 28% | 77 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 17.0 |
| July | 61% | 34% | 104 | 24 °C | 7% | 0% | 16.6 |
| August | 71% | 23% | 71 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 77% | 20% | 55 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 12.6 |
| October | 47% | 21% | 60 | 11 °C | 0% | 43% | 10.4 † |
| November | 8% | 20% | 45 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 8.5 † |
| December | 0% | 19% | 47 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.5 † |
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 near Novogrudok → near Volozhin, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Novogrudok → near Volozhin | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Volozhin → near Novogrudok | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.7 | 4% | 19% | near Novogrudok → near Volozhin |
| February | +3.8 | 4% | 15% | near Novogrudok → near Volozhin |
| March | +2.2 | 7% | 13% | near Novogrudok → near Volozhin |
| April | +1.1 | 8% | 10% | either |
| May | −0.8 | 8% | 7% | either |
| June | +0.7 | 5% | 7% | either |
| July | +1.3 | 3% | 7% | either |
| August | +2.6 | 2% | 8% | near Novogrudok → near Volozhin |
| September | +1.6 | 5% | 9% | either |
| October | +4.8 | 3% | 16% | near Novogrudok → near Volozhin |
| November | +6.1 | 1% | 17% | near Novogrudok → near Volozhin |
| December | +5.9 | 3% | 19% | near Novogrudok → near Volozhin |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 229–254 | NE | +1.8 |
| 254–280 | N | +1.1 |
| 280–305 | NE | +1.7 |
| 305–330 | NE | +1.8 |
| 330–351 | NE | +1.9 |
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.