Hanstholm - København, stage 1: Hanstholm → Skive
On stage 1 (Hanstholm → Skive, 104 km) the best month is June: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Hanstholm → Skive meant an average tailwind of 3.2 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 | 1% | 25% | 74 | 4 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.4 † |
| February | 0% | 24% | 57 | 4 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.4 † |
| March | 7% | 21% | 48 | 6 °C | 0% | 93% | 11.6 |
| April | 39% | 19% | 43 | 10 °C | 0% | 55% | 14.2 |
| May | 69% | 23% | 58 | 14 °C | 0% | 10% | 16.4 |
| June | 78% | 22% | 67 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.8 |
| July | 71% | 29% | 87 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.2 |
| August | 68% | 32% | 93 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.2 |
| September | 73% | 27% | 81 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.7 |
| October | 59% | 31% | 94 | 12 °C | 0% | 14% | 10.2 † |
| November | 21% | 27% | 72 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 8.0 † |
| December | 3% | 27% | 75 | 6 °C | 0% | 94% | 6.8 † |
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 Hanstholm → Skive, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hanstholm → Skive | Headwind > 15 km/h, Skive → Hanstholm | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.9 | 22% | 15% | either |
| February | −2.5 | 22% | 14% | Skive → Hanstholm |
| March | +0.1 | 17% | 16% | either |
| April | +2.8 | 10% | 18% | Hanstholm → Skive |
| May | +2.8 | 11% | 18% | Hanstholm → Skive |
| June | +3.2 | 9% | 18% | Hanstholm → Skive |
| July | +2.6 | 8% | 16% | Hanstholm → Skive |
| August | +0.1 | 13% | 13% | either |
| September | −0.5 | 16% | 15% | either |
| October | −2.4 | 22% | 14% | Skive → Hanstholm |
| November | −3.0 | 23% | 14% | Skive → Hanstholm |
| December | −2.8 | 22% | 13% | Skive → Hanstholm |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | S | −1.1 |
| 25–51 | SE | +6.1 |
| 51–76 | SE | +4.9 |
| 76–104 | SE | +3.1 |
Other stages
- Hanstholm → Skive 104 km
- Skive → Århus 135 km
- Århus → Nykøbing Sjælland 109 km
- Nykøbing Sjælland → København 87 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.