EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Finland), stage 11: near Tuupovaara → Kesälahti
On stage 11 (near Tuupovaara → Kesälahti, 125 km) the best month is August: 68% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.8 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% | 21% | 49 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.0 † |
| February | 0% | 20% | 40 | -5 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.7 † |
| March | 2% | 17% | 39 | 0 °C | 0% | 98% | 11.5 |
| April | 19% | 18% | 39 | 7 °C | 0% | 80% | 14.7 |
| May | 61% | 24% | 56 | 14 °C | 0% | 22% | 17.7 |
| June | 67% | 32% | 80 | 19 °C | 1% | 3% | 19.7 |
| July | 64% | 33% | 92 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 18.8 |
| August | 68% | 31% | 87 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 16.0 |
| September | 60% | 27% | 68 | 14 °C | 0% | 18% | 12.8 |
| October | 14% | 25% | 65 | 6 °C | 0% | 80% | 9.8 † |
| November | 1% | 24% | 59 | 1 °C | 0% | 99% | 6.9 † |
| December | 0% | 26% | 61 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.2 † |
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 Tuupovaara → Kesälahti, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Tuupovaara → Kesälahti | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kesälahti → near Tuupovaara | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.6 | 7% | 3% | either |
| February | −1.6 | 6% | 2% | either |
| March | −2.4 | 8% | 3% | Kesälahti → near Tuupovaara |
| April | −1.6 | 6% | 4% | either |
| May | −1.5 | 6% | 3% | either |
| June | −2.2 | 6% | 3% | Kesälahti → near Tuupovaara |
| July | −1.1 | 3% | 3% | either |
| August | −1.8 | 5% | 2% | either |
| September | −2.3 | 7% | 3% | Kesälahti → near Tuupovaara |
| October | −2.8 | 9% | 3% | Kesälahti → near Tuupovaara |
| November | −2.4 | 7% | 4% | Kesälahti → near Tuupovaara |
| December | −2.9 | 9% | 3% | Kesälahti → near Tuupovaara |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in August, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,253–1,278 | SW | −2.6 |
| 1,278–1,304 | SW | −2.4 |
| 1,304–1,329 | W | −1.6 |
| 1,329–1,354 | W | −1.7 |
| 1,354–1,378 | SE | −0.9 |
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.