EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Estonia), stage 5: Haapsalu → near Käina
On stage 5 (Haapsalu → near Käina, 116 km) the best month is June: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding near Käina → Haapsalu meant an average tailwind of 3.7 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% | 17% | 47 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.9 † |
| February | 0% | 18% | 36 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.2 † |
| March | 5% | 16% | 32 | 3 °C | 0% | 95% | 11.6 |
| April | 30% | 15% | 33 | 9 °C | 0% | 68% | 14.3 |
| May | 73% | 15% | 34 | 15 °C | 0% | 16% | 16.9 |
| June | 80% | 19% | 56 | 19 °C | 1% | 1% | 18.4 |
| July | 75% | 23% | 63 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 17.8 |
| August | 73% | 26% | 78 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.4 |
| September | 78% | 21% | 54 | 16 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.7 |
| October | 46% | 23% | 61 | 10 °C | 0% | 39% | 10.1 † |
| November | 7% | 20% | 52 | 6 °C | 0% | 90% | 7.6 † |
| December | 0% | 19% | 46 | 3 °C | 0% | 99% | 6.2 † |
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 Haapsalu → near Käina, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Haapsalu → near Käina | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Käina → Haapsalu | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.1 | 24% | 13% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| February | −2.5 | 21% | 11% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| March | −3.1 | 23% | 12% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| April | −2.3 | 19% | 11% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| May | −1.9 | 16% | 9% | either |
| June | −3.7 | 21% | 8% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| July | −3.2 | 19% | 8% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| August | −3.7 | 21% | 8% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| September | −3.7 | 24% | 10% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| October | −4.1 | 25% | 12% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| November | −3.6 | 24% | 11% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
| December | −4.6 | 28% | 11% | near Käina → Haapsalu |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 468–493 | W | −6.0 |
| 493–519 | NW | −4.8 |
| 519–544 | W | −5.3 |
| 544–569 | S | −2.2 |
| 569–584 | S | +2.2 |
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.