Eurovelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Finland, stage 7: Vaala → Kajaani
On stage 7 (Vaala → Kajaani, 97 km) the best month is August: 68% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.8 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% | 18% | 40 | -7 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.2 † |
| February | 0% | 17% | 32 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.4 † |
| March | 0% | 15% | 35 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.5 |
| April | 10% | 20% | 38 | 5 °C | 0% | 89% | 15.0 |
| May | 51% | 25% | 53 | 12 °C | 0% | 37% | 18.4 |
| June | 65% | 31% | 76 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 21.3 |
| July | 66% | 33% | 93 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 19.9 |
| August | 68% | 31% | 86 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 16.4 |
| September | 52% | 26% | 75 | 12 °C | 0% | 28% | 12.9 |
| October | 5% | 24% | 68 | 5 °C | 0% | 93% | 9.5 † |
| November | 0% | 21% | 58 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.2 † |
| December | 0% | 23% | 57 | -4 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.0 † |
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 Vaala → Kajaani, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Vaala → Kajaani | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kajaani → Vaala | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.8 | 8% | 5% | either |
| February | −1.9 | 7% | 4% | either |
| March | +0.3 | 4% | 7% | either |
| April | +0.5 | 4% | 6% | either |
| May | +0.3 | 4% | 6% | either |
| June | +1.4 | 4% | 9% | either |
| July | +0.1 | 3% | 4% | either |
| August | −0.8 | 5% | 4% | either |
| September | −0.5 | 6% | 6% | either |
| October | −0.5 | 6% | 5% | either |
| November | −1.7 | 7% | 5% | either |
| December | −1.9 | 8% | 5% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in August, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 766–792 | E | −0.1 |
| 792–818 | SE | −0.3 |
| 818–843 | SE | −0.8 |
| 843–863 | SW | −2.4 |
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.