Eurovelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Finland, stage 8: Kajaani → Lapinlahti
On stage 8 (Kajaani → Lapinlahti, 114 km) the best month is August: 70% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Lapinlahti → Kajaani meant an average tailwind of 2.6 km/h (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% | 41 | -7 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.5 † |
| February | 0% | 18% | 34 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.5 † |
| March | 1% | 15% | 34 | 0 °C | 0% | 99% | 11.5 |
| April | 16% | 22% | 40 | 6 °C | 0% | 82% | 14.9 |
| May | 53% | 27% | 54 | 13 °C | 0% | 31% | 18.2 |
| June | 65% | 33% | 79 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 20.8 |
| July | 63% | 35% | 94 | 21 °C | 2% | 1% | 19.6 |
| August | 70% | 29% | 84 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 16.3 |
| September | 55% | 27% | 73 | 13 °C | 0% | 24% | 12.8 |
| October | 8% | 24% | 67 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 9.6 † |
| November | 0% | 22% | 60 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.4 † |
| December | 0% | 23% | 56 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.4 † |
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 Kajaani → Lapinlahti, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kajaani → Lapinlahti | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lapinlahti → Kajaani | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.4 | 10% | 2% | Lapinlahti → Kajaani |
| February | −3.7 | 10% | 2% | Lapinlahti → Kajaani |
| March | −2.2 | 9% | 4% | Lapinlahti → Kajaani |
| April | −0.6 | 6% | 5% | either |
| May | −1.0 | 7% | 4% | either |
| June | −0.7 | 5% | 4% | either |
| July | −0.7 | 4% | 3% | either |
| August | −2.6 | 7% | 2% | Lapinlahti → Kajaani |
| September | −3.0 | 10% | 4% | Lapinlahti → Kajaani |
| October | −3.4 | 11% | 3% | Lapinlahti → Kajaani |
| November | −3.9 | 11% | 2% | Lapinlahti → Kajaani |
| December | −4.5 | 12% | 2% | Lapinlahti → Kajaani |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in August, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 862–890 | SW | −2.9 |
| 890–915 | S | −2.6 |
| 915–940 | SW | −2.9 |
| 940–965 | S | −2.3 |
| 965–976 | SE | −1.8 |
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.