EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Finland), stage 2: Inari → near Sodankylä
On stage 2 (Inari → near Sodankylä, 120 km) the best month is July: 69% 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% | 13% | 28 | -9 °C | 0% | 100% | 2.5 † |
| February | 0% | 13% | 22 | -8 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.5 † |
| March | 0% | 13% | 25 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.3 |
| April | 2% | 15% | 33 | 2 °C | 0% | 98% | 15.7 |
| May | 30% | 22% | 51 | 8 °C | 0% | 64% | 20.6 |
| June | 59% | 28% | 72 | 14 °C | 0% | 22% | 24.0 |
| July | 69% | 28% | 84 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 24.0 |
| August | 64% | 29% | 78 | 16 °C | 0% | 9% | 17.5 |
| September | 42% | 23% | 64 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 13.1 |
| October | 2% | 21% | 54 | 2 °C | 0% | 98% | 8.9 † |
| November | 0% | 16% | 34 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.4 † |
| December | 0% | 15% | 34 | -6 °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 Inari → near Sodankylä, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Inari → near Sodankylä | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Sodankylä → Inari | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.7 | 12% | 3% | near Sodankylä → Inari |
| February | −4.5 | 15% | 3% | near Sodankylä → Inari |
| March | −1.8 | 10% | 5% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 6% | 8% | either |
| May | +0.3 | 5% | 7% | either |
| June | +1.8 | 4% | 8% | either |
| July | +0.3 | 5% | 5% | either |
| August | −1.6 | 8% | 4% | either |
| September | −2.7 | 12% | 5% | near Sodankylä → Inari |
| October | −2.3 | 10% | 5% | near Sodankylä → Inari |
| November | −3.9 | 12% | 3% | near Sodankylä → Inari |
| December | −4.1 | 12% | 3% | near Sodankylä → Inari |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 142–167 | SE | +0.2 |
| 167–192 | S | +1.1 |
| 192–217 | S | +0.3 |
| 217–242 | SW | −0.1 |
| 242–262 | S | −0.1 |
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.