EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Estonia), stage 2: Kunda → Loksa
On stage 2 (Kunda → Loksa, 102 km) the best month is June: 70% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Loksa → Kunda meant an average tailwind of 4.1 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% | 46 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.8 † |
| February | 0% | 18% | 35 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.1 † |
| March | 3% | 15% | 34 | 2 °C | 0% | 97% | 11.6 |
| April | 25% | 19% | 38 | 8 °C | 0% | 73% | 14.4 |
| May | 64% | 22% | 49 | 14 °C | 0% | 19% | 17.0 |
| June | 70% | 30% | 75 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.6 |
| July | 67% | 33% | 80 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.9 |
| August | 66% | 34% | 89 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.5 |
| September | 68% | 27% | 65 | 16 °C | 0% | 6% | 12.7 |
| October | 32% | 30% | 71 | 9 °C | 0% | 55% | 10.0 † |
| November | 3% | 23% | 55 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 7.5 † |
| December | 0% | 19% | 49 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.0 † |
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 Kunda → Loksa, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kunda → Loksa | Headwind > 15 km/h, Loksa → Kunda | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.1 | 17% | 9% | Loksa → Kunda |
| February | −1.6 | 15% | 6% | either |
| March | −3.7 | 20% | 6% | Loksa → Kunda |
| April | −3.5 | 17% | 5% | Loksa → Kunda |
| May | −2.5 | 13% | 6% | Loksa → Kunda |
| June | −4.1 | 19% | 4% | Loksa → Kunda |
| July | −3.0 | 13% | 4% | Loksa → Kunda |
| August | −2.2 | 12% | 6% | Loksa → Kunda |
| September | −3.0 | 18% | 6% | Loksa → Kunda |
| October | −3.3 | 18% | 8% | Loksa → Kunda |
| November | −2.1 | 17% | 8% | Loksa → Kunda |
| December | −3.0 | 20% | 8% | Loksa → Kunda |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 122–147 | NW | −4.1 |
| 147–172 | NW | −4.2 |
| 172–197 | SW | −3.5 |
| 197–224 | W | −4.5 |
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.