EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Estonia), stage 1: Narva → Kunda
On stage 1 (Narva → Kunda, 122 km) the best month is June: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Kunda → Narva meant an average tailwind of 4.3 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% | 21% | 49 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.8 † |
| February | 0% | 18% | 37 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.1 † |
| March | 3% | 15% | 36 | 2 °C | 0% | 97% | 11.6 |
| April | 25% | 21% | 38 | 8 °C | 0% | 73% | 14.4 |
| May | 65% | 21% | 51 | 14 °C | 0% | 19% | 17.0 |
| June | 72% | 28% | 75 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.6 |
| July | 68% | 32% | 75 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.9 |
| August | 66% | 34% | 92 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.5 |
| September | 70% | 25% | 63 | 16 °C | 0% | 6% | 12.7 |
| October | 31% | 28% | 76 | 9 °C | 0% | 58% | 10.0 † |
| November | 3% | 26% | 61 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 7.5 † |
| December | 0% | 23% | 55 | 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 Narva → Kunda, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Narva → Kunda | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kunda → Narva | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.1 | 15% | 7% | Kunda → Narva |
| February | −1.7 | 12% | 4% | either |
| March | −3.8 | 17% | 4% | Kunda → Narva |
| April | −3.5 | 13% | 3% | Kunda → Narva |
| May | −2.6 | 10% | 3% | Kunda → Narva |
| June | −4.3 | 16% | 2% | Kunda → Narva |
| July | −3.4 | 11% | 2% | Kunda → Narva |
| August | −2.6 | 10% | 4% | Kunda → Narva |
| September | −3.3 | 16% | 4% | Kunda → Narva |
| October | −3.5 | 16% | 7% | Kunda → Narva |
| November | −2.3 | 15% | 7% | Kunda → Narva |
| December | −3.1 | 18% | 6% | Kunda → Narva |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | W | −5.2 |
| 25–50 | W | −4.3 |
| 50–75 | W | −4.0 |
| 75–100 | W | −4.0 |
| 100–122 | W | −4.2 |
Other stages
- Narva → Kunda 122 km
- Kunda → Loksa 102 km
- Loksa → Haabersti 96 km
- Haabersti → Haapsalu 148 km
- Haapsalu → near Käina 116 km
- near Käina → near Kuressaare 116 km
- near Kuressaare → Orissaare 117 km
- Orissaare → Pärnu 154 km
- Pärnu → Ikla 69 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.