Østersøruten, stage 1: Padborg → Svendborg
On stage 1 (Padborg → Svendborg, 128 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Padborg → Svendborg meant an average tailwind of 5.0 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, 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% | 24% | 62 | 4 °C | 0% | 98% | 7.8 † |
| February | 3% | 20% | 48 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 9.6 † |
| March | 17% | 19% | 41 | 7 °C | 0% | 81% | 11.7 |
| April | 53% | 21% | 41 | 11 °C | 0% | 39% | 14.0 |
| May | 75% | 23% | 58 | 16 °C | 0% | 5% | 16.1 |
| June | 75% | 25% | 65 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.3 |
| July | 70% | 30% | 75 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 16.8 |
| August | 71% | 28% | 74 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 77% | 23% | 58 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 66% | 24% | 67 | 13 °C | 0% | 12% | 10.3 † |
| November | 22% | 22% | 54 | 8 °C | 0% | 69% | 8.3 † |
| December | 4% | 21% | 60 | 5 °C | 0% | 93% | 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 Padborg → Svendborg, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Padborg → Svendborg | Headwind > 15 km/h, Svendborg → Padborg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +6.8 | 10% | 32% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| February | +4.7 | 13% | 28% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| March | +4.1 | 14% | 28% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| April | +2.4 | 14% | 22% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| May | +2.7 | 14% | 24% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| June | +5.7 | 8% | 28% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| July | +7.4 | 6% | 31% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| August | +6.4 | 7% | 29% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| September | +5.0 | 11% | 29% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| October | +4.9 | 11% | 27% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| November | +4.8 | 9% | 26% | Padborg → Svendborg |
| December | +7.4 | 7% | 32% | Padborg → Svendborg |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | NE | +5.5 |
| 25–51 | E | +5.0 |
| 51–78 | NE | +6.0 |
| 78–103 | SE | +1.8 |
| 103–128 | NE | +6.5 |
Other stages
- Padborg → Svendborg 128 km
- Svendborg → Maribo 134 km
- Maribo → Stege 119 km
- Stege → Klinteby Frihed 129 km
- Klinteby Frihed → Svendborg 130 km
- Svendborg → Fredericia 134 km
- Fredericia → near Flensburg 127 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.