EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Estonia), stage 7: near Kuressaare → Orissaare
On stage 7 (near Kuressaare → Orissaare, 117 km) the best month is June: 83% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding near Kuressaare → Orissaare meant an average tailwind of 5.2 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% | 18% | 46 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.1 † |
| February | 0% | 16% | 34 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.2 † |
| March | 2% | 15% | 31 | 3 °C | 0% | 98% | 11.6 |
| April | 27% | 16% | 32 | 8 °C | 0% | 72% | 14.3 |
| May | 72% | 14% | 34 | 14 °C | 0% | 18% | 16.7 |
| June | 83% | 17% | 52 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.2 |
| July | 79% | 20% | 64 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.6 |
| August | 76% | 24% | 78 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.4 |
| September | 79% | 20% | 54 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.7 |
| October | 46% | 22% | 60 | 11 °C | 0% | 38% | 10.1 † |
| November | 7% | 20% | 53 | 6 °C | 0% | 90% | 7.7 † |
| December | 0% | 20% | 49 | 3 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.4 † |
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 near Kuressaare → Orissaare, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Kuressaare → Orissaare | Headwind > 15 km/h, Orissaare → near Kuressaare | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.7 | 13% | 29% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| February | +3.7 | 13% | 26% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| March | +4.1 | 12% | 26% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| April | +3.0 | 13% | 23% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| May | +2.7 | 11% | 21% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| June | +5.2 | 8% | 26% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| July | +4.8 | 8% | 25% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| August | +5.2 | 9% | 27% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| September | +4.8 | 11% | 28% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| October | +5.7 | 12% | 32% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| November | +5.2 | 13% | 30% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
| December | +6.7 | 11% | 34% | near Kuressaare → Orissaare |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 700–725 | SE | +3.1 |
| 725–750 | NE | +6.2 |
| 750–775 | NE | +6.3 |
| 775–801 | NE | +6.6 |
| 801–817 | N | +3.1 |
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.