EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Denmark, stage 5: Køge → Copenhagen
On stage 5 (Køge → Copenhagen, 58 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Køge → Copenhagen meant an average tailwind of 5.1 km/h (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% | 24% | 61 | 3 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.6 † |
| February | 1% | 17% | 44 | 3 °C | 0% | 99% | 9.5 † |
| March | 9% | 19% | 41 | 6 °C | 0% | 90% | 11.7 |
| April | 45% | 17% | 36 | 10 °C | 0% | 50% | 14.1 |
| May | 72% | 24% | 54 | 15 °C | 0% | 7% | 16.2 |
| June | 78% | 22% | 59 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.5 |
| July | 72% | 28% | 78 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.9 |
| August | 73% | 27% | 84 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.0 |
| September | 79% | 21% | 57 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 64% | 24% | 70 | 12 °C | 0% | 16% | 10.3 † |
| November | 21% | 22% | 56 | 8 °C | 0% | 73% | 8.2 † |
| December | 2% | 21% | 58 | 5 °C | 0% | 97% | 7.1 † |
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 Køge → Copenhagen, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Køge → Copenhagen | Headwind > 15 km/h, Copenhagen → Køge | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +6.5 | 10% | 31% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| February | +4.8 | 11% | 27% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| March | +3.4 | 11% | 22% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| April | +2.3 | 9% | 16% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| May | +2.5 | 9% | 17% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| June | +4.3 | 5% | 20% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| July | +5.6 | 4% | 22% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| August | +5.9 | 4% | 23% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| September | +5.1 | 8% | 26% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| October | +5.8 | 10% | 30% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| November | +5.8 | 9% | 30% | Køge → Copenhagen |
| December | +7.6 | 8% | 34% | Køge → Copenhagen |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 506–531 | N | +4.3 |
| 531–557 | E | +5.9 |
| 557–564 | NE | +5.1 |
Other stages
- Kruså → Svendborg 123 km
- Svendborg → Maribo 134 km
- Maribo → Stege 108 km
- Stege → Køge 149 km
- Køge → Copenhagen 58 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.