EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Finland), stage 6: Kuusamo → near Kostomuksha
On stage 6 (Kuusamo → near Kostomuksha, 119 km) the best month is July: 66% 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% | 17% | 37 | -8 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.7 † |
| February | 0% | 15% | 28 | -7 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.2 † |
| March | 0% | 14% | 31 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.4 |
| April | 6% | 18% | 37 | 4 °C | 0% | 94% | 15.1 |
| May | 44% | 26% | 53 | 11 °C | 0% | 45% | 18.9 |
| June | 62% | 31% | 71 | 16 °C | 0% | 11% | 22.7 |
| July | 66% | 33% | 87 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 20.6 |
| August | 63% | 33% | 86 | 17 °C | 0% | 4% | 16.7 |
| September | 47% | 24% | 68 | 11 °C | 0% | 38% | 12.9 |
| October | 2% | 22% | 61 | 4 °C | 0% | 97% | 9.4 † |
| November | 0% | 20% | 48 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.8 † |
| December | 0% | 21% | 48 | -5 °C | 0% | 100% | 3.3 † |
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 Kuusamo → near Kostomuksha, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kuusamo → near Kostomuksha | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Kostomuksha → Kuusamo | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.5 | 6% | 3% | either |
| February | −2.2 | 6% | 3% | near Kostomuksha → Kuusamo |
| March | −0.6 | 5% | 5% | either |
| April | +0.4 | 4% | 5% | either |
| May | −0.2 | 4% | 4% | either |
| June | +0.3 | 4% | 5% | either |
| July | −0.3 | 3% | 3% | either |
| August | −1.6 | 4% | 3% | either |
| September | −1.6 | 7% | 4% | either |
| October | −1.5 | 7% | 3% | either |
| November | −2.3 | 6% | 3% | near Kostomuksha → Kuusamo |
| December | −2.5 | 7% | 3% | near Kostomuksha → Kuusamo |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 658–683 | S | −0.4 |
| 683–708 | SE | −0.1 |
| 708–733 | S | −0.3 |
| 733–759 | S | −0.5 |
| 759–777 | S | −0.4 |
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.