EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Finland: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Finland is June: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In June the wind barely favours either direction — on average 1.2 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | 19% | 45 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.0 † |
| February | 0% | 16% | 36 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.7 † |
| March | 1% | 14% | 33 | 1 °C | 0% | 99% | 11.5 |
| April | 19% | 16% | 36 | 7 °C | 0% | 80% | 14.7 |
| May | 60% | 18% | 44 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 17.7 |
| June | 75% | 23% | 58 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 19.8 |
| July | 71% | 28% | 76 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 18.9 |
| August | 69% | 30% | 84 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.0 |
| September | 68% | 23% | 62 | 15 °C | 0% | 10% | 12.8 |
| October | 24% | 22% | 66 | 8 °C | 0% | 67% | 9.8 † |
| November | 2% | 21% | 55 | 3 °C | 0% | 97% | 6.8 † |
| December | 0% | 22% | 56 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.1 † |
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 Tornio → near Virojoki, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Tornio → near Virojoki | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Virojoki → Tornio | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.6 | 14% | 10% | either |
| February | −1.8 | 13% | 8% | either |
| March | −0.3 | 12% | 10% | either |
| April | +0.8 | 8% | 11% | either |
| May | +0.5 | 9% | 10% | either |
| June | +1.2 | 7% | 10% | either |
| July | +0.7 | 7% | 8% | either |
| August | −0.7 | 10% | 8% | either |
| September | −0.9 | 12% | 10% | either |
| October | −0.9 | 14% | 10% | either |
| November | −1.5 | 14% | 9% | either |
| December | −1.6 | 15% | 10% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 13 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Tornio → near Virojoki in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tornio → Oulu | 146 | June | +1.5 |
| 2. Oulu → Pyhäjoki | 125 | June | −1.3 |
| 3. Pyhäjoki → Kokkola | 141 | June | −0.6 |
| 4. Kokkola → Oravais | 102 | June | −0.1 |
| 5. Oravais → Malax | 102 | June | −1.9 |
| 6. Malax → Kristinestad | 114 | June | −0.1 |
| 7. Kristinestad → Pori | 130 | June | +1.0 |
| 8. Pori → Uusikaupunki | 135 | June | −1.0 |
| 9. Uusikaupunki → Turku | 112 | June | +2.9 |
| 10. Turku → Raseborg | 129 | June | +0.9 |
| 11. Raseborg → Helsinki | 124 | June | +5.0 |
| 12. Helsinki → Lovisa | 115 | June | +4.2 |
| 13. Lovisa → near Virojoki | 138 | June | +4.2 |
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.