EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Finland, stage 1: Tornio → Oulu
On stage 1 (Tornio → Oulu, 146 km) the best month is June: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.5 km/h on average; 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% | 19% | 43 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.7 † |
| February | 0% | 17% | 39 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.2 † |
| March | 0% | 16% | 35 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.4 |
| April | 5% | 16% | 35 | 4 °C | 0% | 94% | 15.1 |
| May | 46% | 20% | 47 | 11 °C | 0% | 45% | 18.9 |
| June | 72% | 24% | 61 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 22.6 |
| July | 71% | 28% | 75 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 20.6 |
| August | 71% | 29% | 86 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.7 |
| September | 57% | 24% | 71 | 13 °C | 0% | 22% | 12.9 |
| October | 8% | 21% | 68 | 6 °C | 0% | 89% | 9.4 † |
| November | 0% | 22% | 56 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.8 † |
| December | 0% | 24% | 57 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 3.3 † |
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 → Oulu, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Tornio → Oulu | Headwind > 15 km/h, Oulu → Tornio | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.4 | 13% | 5% | Oulu → Tornio |
| February | −3.7 | 12% | 3% | Oulu → Tornio |
| March | −0.8 | 7% | 6% | either |
| April | +0.1 | 4% | 5% | either |
| May | +0.1 | 4% | 4% | either |
| June | +1.5 | 3% | 6% | either |
| July | +0.2 | 2% | 3% | either |
| August | −1.7 | 6% | 3% | either |
| September | −1.8 | 10% | 6% | either |
| October | −1.9 | 12% | 6% | either |
| November | −3.3 | 14% | 5% | Oulu → Tornio |
| December | −3.7 | 15% | 6% | Oulu → Tornio |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | SE | +2.3 |
| 25–51 | SE | +2.1 |
| 51–76 | SE | +2.0 |
| 76–101 | S | +0.8 |
| 101–126 | S | +0.3 |
| 126–146 | S | +1.7 |
Other stages
- Tornio → Oulu 146 km
- Oulu → Pyhäjoki 125 km
- Pyhäjoki → Kokkola 141 km
- Kokkola → Oravais 102 km
- Oravais → Malax 102 km
- Malax → Kristinestad 114 km
- Kristinestad → Pori 130 km
- Pori → Uusikaupunki 135 km
- Uusikaupunki → Turku 112 km
- Turku → Raseborg 129 km
- Raseborg → Helsinki 124 km
- Helsinki → Lovisa 115 km
- Lovisa → near Virojoki 138 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.