Valga - Narva cycle route, stage 4: Jõhvi → Sillamäe
On stage 4 (Jõhvi → Sillamäe, 68 km) the best month is June: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Jõhvi → Sillamäe meant an average tailwind of 3.6 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
← Valga - Narva cycle route (Whole route)
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | 22% | 50 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.8 † |
| February | 0% | 19% | 39 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.1 † |
| March | 3% | 15% | 37 | 2 °C | 0% | 97% | 11.6 |
| April | 26% | 22% | 39 | 8 °C | 0% | 71% | 14.4 |
| May | 65% | 21% | 52 | 14 °C | 0% | 19% | 17.0 |
| June | 72% | 28% | 74 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.6 |
| July | 68% | 31% | 74 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 17.9 |
| August | 66% | 33% | 94 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.5 |
| September | 71% | 25% | 63 | 16 °C | 0% | 6% | 12.7 |
| October | 30% | 28% | 77 | 9 °C | 0% | 59% | 10.0 † |
| November | 2% | 26% | 63 | 4 °C | 0% | 97% | 7.5 † |
| December | 0% | 25% | 58 | 0 °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 Jõhvi → Sillamäe, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Jõhvi → Sillamäe | Headwind > 15 km/h, Sillamäe → Jõhvi | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.6 | 7% | 16% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| February | +2.2 | 5% | 13% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| March | +3.6 | 4% | 16% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| April | +2.8 | 4% | 11% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| May | +2.0 | 4% | 8% | either |
| June | +3.6 | 3% | 13% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| July | +2.9 | 3% | 10% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| August | +2.7 | 4% | 11% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| September | +3.3 | 5% | 16% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| October | +3.8 | 7% | 18% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| November | +3.2 | 7% | 18% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
| December | +3.9 | 6% | 21% | Jõhvi → Sillamäe |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 336–363 | E | +3.8 |
| 363–389 | NE | +3.9 |
| 389–403 | SE | +3.7 |
| 403–404 | W | −4.2 |
Other stages
- Valga → Tartu 124 km
- Tartu → near Avinurme 109 km
- near Avinurme → Jõhvi 107 km
- Jõhvi → Sillamäe 68 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.