Eurovelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Finland, stage 1: near Kárášjohka → Ivalo
On stage 1 (near Kárášjohka → Ivalo, 134 km) the best month is July: 70% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 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% | 12% | 27 | -8 °C | 0% | 100% | 1.7 † |
| February | 0% | 12% | 21 | -8 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.3 † |
| March | 0% | 12% | 23 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.3 |
| April | 1% | 13% | 29 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 15.8 |
| May | 28% | 22% | 50 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 21.2 |
| June | 57% | 28% | 70 | 14 °C | 0% | 25% | 24.0 |
| July | 70% | 26% | 78 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 24.0 |
| August | 66% | 27% | 74 | 15 °C | 0% | 9% | 17.8 |
| September | 42% | 22% | 60 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 13.1 |
| October | 2% | 19% | 48 | 3 °C | 0% | 97% | 8.8 † |
| November | 0% | 14% | 32 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.0 † |
| December | 0% | 15% | 32 | -5 °C | 0% | 100% | 0.0 † |
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 near Kárášjohka → Ivalo, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Kárášjohka → Ivalo | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ivalo → near Kárášjohka | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.1 | 6% | 6% | either |
| February | −0.6 | 8% | 6% | either |
| March | +2.0 | 5% | 11% | near Kárášjohka → Ivalo |
| April | +2.2 | 4% | 11% | near Kárášjohka → Ivalo |
| May | +0.9 | 5% | 10% | either |
| June | +2.4 | 4% | 10% | near Kárášjohka → Ivalo |
| July | +0.3 | 4% | 7% | either |
| August | −0.6 | 5% | 5% | either |
| September | −0.3 | 7% | 8% | either |
| October | +0.6 | 6% | 7% | either |
| November | −0.2 | 6% | 6% | either |
| December | −0.4 | 7% | 6% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | E | 0.0 |
| 25–51 | SE | −0.4 |
| 51–76 | SE | −0.1 |
| 76–101 | S | +1.1 |
| 101–126 | SE | +0.4 |
| 126–134 | S | +1.0 |
Other stages
- near Kárášjohka → Ivalo 134 km
- Ivalo → near Sodankylä 123 km
- near Sodankylä → near Rovaniemi 123 km
- near Rovaniemi → Tervola 125 km
- Tervola → Ii 135 km
- Ii → Vaala 131 km
- Vaala → Kajaani 97 km
- Kajaani → Lapinlahti 114 km
- Lapinlahti → Suonenjoki 151 km
- Suonenjoki → near Jyväskylä 122 km
- near Jyväskylä → Sysmä 149 km
- Sysmä → Helsinki 182 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.