EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Estonia), stage 8: Orissaare → Pärnu
On stage 8 (Orissaare → Pärnu, 154 km) the best month is June: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Orissaare → Pärnu meant an average tailwind of 4.7 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% | 20% | 53 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.0 † |
| February | 0% | 19% | 40 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.2 † |
| March | 3% | 17% | 36 | 3 °C | 0% | 97% | 11.6 |
| April | 26% | 17% | 36 | 8 °C | 0% | 72% | 14.3 |
| May | 69% | 17% | 40 | 14 °C | 0% | 18% | 16.8 |
| June | 77% | 22% | 64 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.3 |
| July | 72% | 27% | 77 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.6 |
| August | 69% | 31% | 94 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.4 |
| September | 75% | 23% | 64 | 16 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.7 |
| October | 40% | 26% | 72 | 10 °C | 0% | 44% | 10.1 † |
| November | 5% | 22% | 59 | 5 °C | 0% | 94% | 7.7 † |
| December | 0% | 23% | 55 | 2 °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 Orissaare → Pärnu, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Orissaare → Pärnu | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pärnu → Orissaare | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.6 | 15% | 21% | either |
| February | +1.2 | 13% | 18% | either |
| March | +2.9 | 11% | 22% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
| April | +3.3 | 9% | 20% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
| May | +2.7 | 8% | 16% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
| June | +4.7 | 7% | 21% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
| July | +3.9 | 6% | 19% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
| August | +3.2 | 8% | 19% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
| September | +3.3 | 11% | 22% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
| October | +3.2 | 13% | 24% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
| November | +1.8 | 15% | 21% | either |
| December | +2.7 | 15% | 24% | Orissaare → Pärnu |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 816–841 | NE | +3.7 |
| 841–866 | SE | +5.6 |
| 866–891 | E | +6.2 |
| 891–916 | SE | +1.7 |
| 916–942 | E | +5.6 |
| 942–967 | NE | +5.1 |
| 967–970 | E | +4.6 |
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.