4: Valga - Tallinn cycle route, stage 4: Väike-Maarja → Loksa
On stage 4 (Väike-Maarja → Loksa, 119 km) the best month is June: 69% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Loksa → Väike-Maarja meant an average tailwind of 2.2 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 | 0% | 20% | 47 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.8 † |
| February | 0% | 18% | 35 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.1 † |
| March | 4% | 16% | 35 | 2 °C | 0% | 96% | 11.6 |
| April | 29% | 20% | 39 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 14.4 |
| May | 65% | 23% | 51 | 15 °C | 0% | 17% | 17.0 |
| June | 69% | 31% | 76 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.6 |
| July | 66% | 34% | 79 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.9 |
| August | 64% | 36% | 87 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.5 |
| September | 68% | 27% | 62 | 16 °C | 0% | 6% | 12.7 |
| October | 32% | 28% | 67 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 10.0 † |
| November | 3% | 22% | 53 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 7.5 † |
| December | 0% | 19% | 49 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.1 † |
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 Väike-Maarja → Loksa, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Väike-Maarja → Loksa | Headwind > 15 km/h, Loksa → Väike-Maarja | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.5 | 10% | 14% | either |
| February | +1.3 | 9% | 11% | either |
| March | −0.8 | 13% | 9% | either |
| April | −2.0 | 12% | 7% | either |
| May | −1.6 | 9% | 6% | either |
| June | −2.2 | 11% | 6% | Loksa → Väike-Maarja |
| July | −1.4 | 9% | 5% | either |
| August | +0.2 | 7% | 8% | either |
| September | 0.0 | 11% | 9% | either |
| October | +0.6 | 12% | 13% | either |
| November | +2.1 | 9% | 14% | Väike-Maarja → Loksa |
| December | +1.8 | 12% | 16% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 360–385 | N | −1.3 |
| 385–411 | N | +1.1 |
| 411–436 | NW | −3.1 |
| 436–462 | W | −4.2 |
| 462–479 | NW | −4.4 |
Other stages
- Valga → near Pechory 118 km
- near Pechory → Tartu 119 km
- Tartu → Väike-Maarja 124 km
- Väike-Maarja → Loksa 119 km
- Loksa → Tallinn 109 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.