Hanstholm - København, stage 2: Skive → Århus
On stage 2 (Skive → Århus, 135 km) the best month is September: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (2.0 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
← Hanstholm - København (Whole route)
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | 22% | 60 | 3 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.5 † |
| February | 2% | 20% | 46 | 4 °C | 0% | 98% | 9.4 † |
| March | 16% | 21% | 44 | 7 °C | 0% | 83% | 11.6 |
| April | 50% | 22% | 43 | 11 °C | 0% | 42% | 14.1 |
| May | 69% | 27% | 61 | 15 °C | 0% | 6% | 16.4 |
| June | 74% | 26% | 70 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.7 |
| July | 69% | 31% | 88 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.1 |
| August | 68% | 32% | 87 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.1 |
| September | 75% | 25% | 60 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.7 |
| October | 62% | 26% | 74 | 12 °C | 0% | 16% | 10.2 † |
| November | 18% | 22% | 53 | 8 °C | 0% | 75% | 8.0 † |
| December | 3% | 22% | 60 | 5 °C | 0% | 95% | 6.9 † |
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 Skive → Århus, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Skive → Århus | Headwind > 15 km/h, Århus → Skive | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.9 | 13% | 18% | either |
| February | +1.3 | 13% | 18% | either |
| March | +2.3 | 14% | 21% | Skive → Århus |
| April | +2.8 | 10% | 20% | Skive → Århus |
| May | +2.8 | 11% | 20% | Skive → Århus |
| June | +4.9 | 7% | 24% | Skive → Århus |
| July | +5.0 | 6% | 24% | Skive → Århus |
| August | +3.2 | 7% | 18% | Skive → Århus |
| September | +2.0 | 11% | 20% | either |
| October | +0.6 | 13% | 16% | either |
| November | 0.0 | 13% | 14% | either |
| December | +2.0 | 10% | 17% | Skive → Århus |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 104–129 | E | +3.4 |
| 129–154 | SE | +2.6 |
| 154–180 | E | +5.0 |
| 180–205 | SE | +2.3 |
| 205–230 | S | −1.9 |
| 230–239 | S | −2.3 |
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.