EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Denmark: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Denmark is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September, riding Kruså → Copenhagen meant an average tailwind of 3.5 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1% | 23% | 59 | 4 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.7 † |
| February | 1% | 18% | 44 | 4 °C | 0% | 98% | 9.6 † |
| March | 13% | 18% | 39 | 7 °C | 0% | 86% | 11.7 |
| April | 50% | 19% | 37 | 11 °C | 0% | 44% | 14.0 |
| May | 75% | 22% | 52 | 15 °C | 0% | 6% | 16.1 |
| June | 78% | 22% | 60 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.3 |
| July | 73% | 27% | 73 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.8 |
| August | 74% | 26% | 76 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 79% | 21% | 55 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 67% | 23% | 65 | 13 °C | 0% | 14% | 10.3 † |
| November | 21% | 22% | 53 | 8 °C | 0% | 71% | 8.3 † |
| December | 3% | 20% | 56 | 5 °C | 0% | 96% | 7.2 † |
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 Kruså → Copenhagen, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kruså → Copenhagen | Headwind > 15 km/h, Copenhagen → Kruså | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.6 | 14% | 29% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| February | +3.2 | 15% | 26% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| March | +2.7 | 16% | 24% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| April | +1.7 | 15% | 20% | either |
| May | +1.9 | 15% | 21% | either |
| June | +3.7 | 11% | 24% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| July | +4.9 | 10% | 26% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| August | +4.4 | 10% | 25% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| September | +3.5 | 14% | 26% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| October | +3.6 | 14% | 27% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| November | +3.5 | 13% | 26% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
| December | +5.2 | 12% | 30% | Kruså → Copenhagen |
Stages
The route is split into 5 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Kruså → Copenhagen in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kruså → Svendborg | 123 | September | +5.0 |
| 2. Svendborg → Maribo | 134 | September | +1.1 |
| 3. Maribo → Stege | 108 | June | +5.4 |
| 4. Stege → Køge | 149 | September | +2.3 |
| 5. Køge → Copenhagen | 58 | September | +5.1 |
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.