Nacionalna ruta N1, stage 1: Novi Zagreb → Ogulin
On stage 1 (Novi Zagreb → Ogulin, 113 km) the best month is October: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.5 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 | 19% | 19% | 73 | 6 °C | 0% | 78% | 9.1 † |
| February | 35% | 21% | 77 | 8 °C | 0% | 60% | 10.3 † |
| March | 60% | 21% | 74 | 13 °C | 0% | 30% | 11.8 |
| April | 71% | 25% | 73 | 18 °C | 0% | 8% | 13.5 |
| May | 64% | 34% | 109 | 21 °C | 2% | 1% | 14.9 |
| June | 52% | 26% | 81 | 26 °C | 23% | 0% | 15.7 |
| July | 38% | 23% | 80 | 29 °C | 44% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 46% | 20% | 81 | 28 °C | 37% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 71% | 23% | 110 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 78% | 19% | 93 | 17 °C | 0% | 6% | 10.8 † |
| November | 46% | 22% | 99 | 11 °C | 0% | 44% | 9.4 † |
| December | 17% | 19% | 77 | 6 °C | 0% | 79% | 8.7 † |
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 Novi Zagreb → Ogulin, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Novi Zagreb → Ogulin | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ogulin → Novi Zagreb | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.1 | 2% | 2% | either |
| February | +0.7 | 3% | 4% | either |
| March | +1.0 | 5% | 6% | either |
| April | +0.7 | 4% | 3% | either |
| May | +0.8 | 3% | 3% | either |
| June | +0.7 | 2% | 2% | either |
| July | +1.7 | 1% | 1% | either |
| August | +2.5 | 1% | 1% | Novi Zagreb → Ogulin |
| September | +2.1 | 1% | 1% | Novi Zagreb → Ogulin |
| October | +0.5 | 2% | 2% | either |
| November | +0.3 | 2% | 2% | either |
| December | +0.2 | 2% | 2% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | S | +0.1 |
| 25–51 | W | +1.0 |
| 51–76 | SW | +0.8 |
| 76–101 | SW | +0.2 |
| 101–113 | S | +0.2 |
Other stages
- Novi Zagreb → Ogulin 113 km
- Ogulin → Gospić 117 km
- Gospić → Šibenik 153 km
- Šibenik → near Makarska 122 km
- near Makarska → Ston 114 km
- Ston → Herceg Novi 103 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.