Østersøruten, stage 6: Svendborg → Fredericia
On stage 6 (Svendborg → Fredericia, 134 km) the best month is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.8 km/h on average; 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% | 66 | 4 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.7 † |
| February | 2% | 20% | 51 | 4 °C | 0% | 98% | 9.6 † |
| March | 14% | 20% | 43 | 7 °C | 0% | 85% | 11.7 |
| April | 51% | 20% | 42 | 11 °C | 0% | 42% | 14.1 |
| May | 73% | 24% | 60 | 15 °C | 0% | 6% | 16.1 |
| June | 75% | 25% | 67 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.4 |
| July | 70% | 30% | 82 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.9 |
| August | 70% | 29% | 80 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.0 |
| September | 76% | 24% | 63 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 64% | 25% | 73 | 13 °C | 0% | 13% | 10.3 † |
| November | 20% | 24% | 59 | 8 °C | 0% | 71% | 8.2 † |
| December | 3% | 22% | 66 | 5 °C | 0% | 95% | 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 Svendborg → Fredericia, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Svendborg → Fredericia | Headwind > 15 km/h, Fredericia → Svendborg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.9 | 18% | 16% | either |
| February | −0.2 | 17% | 17% | either |
| March | −1.4 | 19% | 15% | either |
| April | −1.5 | 19% | 13% | either |
| May | −1.7 | 19% | 14% | either |
| June | −3.3 | 21% | 10% | Fredericia → Svendborg |
| July | −3.6 | 22% | 9% | Fredericia → Svendborg |
| August | −1.7 | 17% | 11% | either |
| September | −0.8 | 18% | 15% | either |
| October | +0.7 | 16% | 18% | either |
| November | +1.0 | 14% | 17% | either |
| December | −0.6 | 16% | 14% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 634–659 | W | −5.0 |
| 659–684 | NW | −0.7 |
| 684–710 | NW | −3.2 |
| 710–735 | N | +2.6 |
| 735–760 | NW | +0.6 |
| 760–768 | N | +5.1 |
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.