EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Finland), stage 1: Näätämö → Inari
On stage 1 (Näätämö → Inari, 142 km) the best month is July: 73% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.4 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% | 11% | 26 | -8 °C | 0% | 100% | 1.3 † |
| February | 0% | 12% | 21 | -7 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.3 † |
| March | 0% | 12% | 24 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.3 |
| April | 1% | 12% | 28 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 15.8 |
| May | 25% | 19% | 47 | 8 °C | 0% | 72% | 21.4 |
| June | 58% | 24% | 62 | 13 °C | 0% | 27% | 24.0 |
| July | 73% | 23% | 69 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 24.0 |
| August | 70% | 24% | 69 | 15 °C | 0% | 8% | 17.8 |
| September | 44% | 23% | 60 | 11 °C | 0% | 46% | 13.1 |
| October | 2% | 19% | 49 | 3 °C | 0% | 97% | 8.8 † |
| November | 0% | 14% | 32 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 3.9 † |
| December | 0% | 15% | 33 | -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 Näätämö → Inari, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Näätämö → Inari | Headwind > 15 km/h, Inari → Näätämö | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.2 | 17% | 2% | Inari → Näätämö |
| February | −6.3 | 19% | 2% | Inari → Näätämö |
| March | −5.1 | 16% | 2% | Inari → Näätämö |
| April | −1.5 | 8% | 6% | either |
| May | 0.0 | 8% | 8% | either |
| June | +1.8 | 5% | 8% | either |
| July | +1.4 | 6% | 8% | either |
| August | −1.0 | 8% | 5% | either |
| September | −3.7 | 13% | 5% | Inari → Näätämö |
| October | −4.3 | 14% | 4% | Inari → Näätämö |
| November | −5.7 | 16% | 2% | Inari → Näätämö |
| December | −5.3 | 16% | 2% | Inari → Näätämö |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | SW | +1.3 |
| 25–51 | SW | +1.4 |
| 51–76 | SW | +1.4 |
| 76–101 | SW | +1.5 |
| 101–126 | W | +1.6 |
| 126–142 | S | +1.2 |
Other stages
- Näätämö → Inari 142 km
- Inari → near Sodankylä 120 km
- near Sodankylä → Pyhäjärvi 137 km
- Pyhäjärvi → Salla 142 km
- Salla → Kuusamo 119 km
- Kuusamo → near Kostomuksha 119 km
- near Kostomuksha → near Kostomuksha 119 km
- near Kostomuksha → near Lieksa 119 km
- near Lieksa → near Lieksa 120 km
- near Lieksa → near Tuupovaara 119 km
- near Tuupovaara → Kesälahti 125 km
- Kesälahti → Imatra 142 km
- Imatra → Vaalimaa 146 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.