Nacionalna ruta N1, stage 3: Gospić → Šibenik
On stage 3 (Gospić → Šibenik, 153 km) the best month is October: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.1 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 | 27% | 25% | 117 | 8 °C | 0% | 62% | 9.2 † |
| February | 41% | 28% | 118 | 10 °C | 0% | 43% | 10.4 † |
| March | 59% | 27% | 118 | 13 °C | 0% | 22% | 11.8 |
| April | 70% | 27% | 91 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 13.4 |
| May | 69% | 30% | 109 | 22 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.7 |
| June | 55% | 21% | 61 | 27 °C | 25% | 0% | 15.5 |
| July | 37% | 14% | 45 | 30 °C | 53% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 38% | 15% | 60 | 30 °C | 50% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 71% | 20% | 115 | 24 °C | 8% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 21% | 130 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 10.9 † |
| November | 57% | 30% | 176 | 14 °C | 0% | 18% | 9.6 † |
| December | 35% | 25% | 137 | 10 °C | 0% | 50% | 8.9 † |
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 Gospić → Šibenik, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Gospić → Šibenik | Headwind > 15 km/h, Šibenik → Gospić | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.6 | 5% | 5% | either |
| February | +0.5 | 6% | 6% | either |
| March | −0.4 | 8% | 6% | either |
| April | −0.8 | 6% | 4% | either |
| May | −0.4 | 5% | 3% | either |
| June | +1.1 | 2% | 3% | either |
| July | +1.8 | 1% | 3% | either |
| August | +1.1 | 2% | 3% | either |
| September | +0.6 | 3% | 3% | either |
| October | −0.1 | 5% | 4% | either |
| November | −0.9 | 7% | 3% | either |
| December | +0.6 | 5% | 4% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 228–253 | SE | −0.5 |
| 253–278 | SE | −0.6 |
| 278–304 | SW | +2.0 |
| 304–329 | S | +1.1 |
| 329–355 | SE | −1.6 |
| 355–381 | S | −1.1 |
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.