Nacionalna ruta N1, stage 5: near Makarska → Ston
On stage 5 (near Makarska → Ston, 114 km) the best month is October: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.5 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 | 31% | 28% | 146 | 9 °C | 0% | 52% | 9.3 † |
| February | 48% | 31% | 141 | 11 °C | 0% | 31% | 10.5 † |
| March | 62% | 30% | 147 | 14 °C | 0% | 12% | 11.8 |
| April | 69% | 30% | 107 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 13.3 |
| May | 67% | 32% | 111 | 22 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.7 |
| June | 53% | 22% | 68 | 27 °C | 27% | 0% | 15.4 |
| July | 31% | 14% | 36 | 30 °C | 59% | 0% | 15.1 |
| August | 31% | 14% | 48 | 31 °C | 59% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 68% | 22% | 123 | 25 °C | 11% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 21% | 151 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 10.9 † |
| November | 62% | 33% | 219 | 15 °C | 0% | 8% | 9.6 † |
| December | 44% | 28% | 168 | 11 °C | 0% | 36% | 9.0 † |
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 Makarska → Ston, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Makarska → Ston | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ston → near Makarska | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.3 | 6% | 1% | either |
| February | −1.9 | 8% | 1% | either |
| March | −2.7 | 11% | 1% | Ston → near Makarska |
| April | −2.1 | 9% | 0% | Ston → near Makarska |
| May | −1.5 | 7% | 0% | either |
| June | +0.9 | 3% | 1% | either |
| July | +2.3 | 2% | 1% | near Makarska → Ston |
| August | +1.0 | 2% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.8 | 4% | 0% | either |
| October | −1.5 | 5% | 1% | either |
| November | −2.8 | 8% | 0% | Ston → near Makarska |
| December | −1.2 | 6% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 501–526 | SE | −1.6 |
| 526–552 | SE | −1.7 |
| 552–577 | SE | −1.4 |
| 577–602 | SE | −1.3 |
| 602–607 | E | −2.3 |
| 607–615 | SE | −1.4 |
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.