EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Finland), stage 4: Pyhäjärvi → Salla
On stage 4 (Pyhäjärvi → Salla, 142 km) the best month is July: 68% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.0 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% | 16% | 33 | -9 °C | 0% | 100% | 3.8 † |
| February | 0% | 15% | 27 | -8 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.8 † |
| March | 0% | 15% | 31 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.4 |
| April | 5% | 16% | 34 | 3 °C | 0% | 95% | 15.4 |
| May | 42% | 23% | 50 | 10 °C | 0% | 49% | 19.7 |
| June | 60% | 32% | 78 | 16 °C | 0% | 14% | 24.0 |
| July | 68% | 31% | 85 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 22.3 |
| August | 65% | 30% | 85 | 17 °C | 0% | 6% | 17.1 |
| September | 42% | 24% | 65 | 11 °C | 0% | 45% | 13.0 |
| October | 2% | 22% | 60 | 3 °C | 0% | 98% | 9.2 † |
| November | 0% | 20% | 43 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.1 † |
| December | 0% | 19% | 42 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 1.5 † |
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 Pyhäjärvi → Salla, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pyhäjärvi → Salla | Headwind > 15 km/h, Salla → Pyhäjärvi | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.1 | 4% | 4% | either |
| February | +0.1 | 3% | 4% | either |
| March | +1.6 | 3% | 6% | either |
| April | +1.1 | 4% | 6% | either |
| May | +0.6 | 4% | 6% | either |
| June | +1.1 | 3% | 5% | either |
| July | 0.0 | 2% | 3% | either |
| August | +0.2 | 3% | 4% | either |
| September | +0.7 | 4% | 5% | either |
| October | +0.7 | 3% | 4% | either |
| November | +0.2 | 3% | 4% | either |
| December | −0.1 | 3% | 4% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 398–423 | NE | +0.4 |
| 423–449 | NE | +0.5 |
| 449–474 | E | +0.2 |
| 474–499 | SE | −0.2 |
| 499–524 | S | −0.5 |
| 524–540 | SW | −0.6 |
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.