EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Finland, stage 5: Oravais → Malax
On stage 5 (Oravais → Malax, 102 km) the best month is June: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.9 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% | 17% | 36 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.7 † |
| February | 0% | 14% | 29 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.6 † |
| March | 1% | 13% | 29 | 1 °C | 0% | 99% | 11.5 |
| April | 19% | 16% | 36 | 7 °C | 0% | 80% | 14.8 |
| May | 59% | 18% | 46 | 13 °C | 0% | 29% | 18.0 |
| June | 76% | 22% | 56 | 18 °C | 1% | 2% | 20.3 |
| July | 69% | 29% | 77 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 19.2 |
| August | 67% | 32% | 87 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 16.2 |
| September | 69% | 23% | 56 | 15 °C | 0% | 10% | 12.8 |
| October | 23% | 19% | 63 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 9.7 † |
| November | 2% | 21% | 51 | 3 °C | 0% | 98% | 6.6 † |
| December | 0% | 20% | 47 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.7 † |
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 Oravais → Malax, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Oravais → Malax | Headwind > 15 km/h, Malax → Oravais | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.9 | 15% | 5% | Malax → Oravais |
| February | −3.3 | 14% | 4% | Malax → Oravais |
| March | −3.2 | 16% | 5% | Malax → Oravais |
| April | −1.5 | 12% | 7% | either |
| May | −1.7 | 14% | 7% | either |
| June | −1.9 | 13% | 6% | either |
| July | −1.3 | 10% | 6% | either |
| August | −2.9 | 13% | 5% | Malax → Oravais |
| September | −3.8 | 16% | 4% | Malax → Oravais |
| October | −3.8 | 17% | 4% | Malax → Oravais |
| November | −3.1 | 15% | 6% | Malax → Oravais |
| December | −4.2 | 17% | 4% | Malax → Oravais |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 512–538 | W | −3.1 |
| 538–563 | SW | −2.3 |
| 563–588 | SW | −2.5 |
| 588–614 | S | +0.1 |
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.