EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Finland), stage 7: near Kostomuksha → near Kostomuksha
On stage 7 (near Kostomuksha → 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 (0.2 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% | 18% | 39 | -8 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.0 † |
| February | 0% | 16% | 30 | -7 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.3 † |
| March | 0% | 15% | 32 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 11.5 |
| April | 8% | 20% | 39 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 15.0 |
| May | 49% | 24% | 55 | 12 °C | 0% | 41% | 18.6 |
| June | 63% | 32% | 73 | 17 °C | 0% | 8% | 21.7 |
| July | 66% | 33% | 88 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 20.1 |
| August | 65% | 33% | 85 | 18 °C | 0% | 3% | 16.5 |
| September | 49% | 25% | 73 | 12 °C | 0% | 33% | 12.9 |
| October | 3% | 24% | 63 | 4 °C | 0% | 95% | 9.5 † |
| November | 0% | 21% | 51 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.0 † |
| December | 0% | 22% | 53 | -4 °C | 0% | 100% | 3.8 † |
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 Kostomuksha → near Kostomuksha, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Kostomuksha → near Kostomuksha | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Kostomuksha → near Kostomuksha | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.6 | 6% | 3% | either |
| February | −2.0 | 6% | 3% | near Kostomuksha → near Kostomuksha |
| March | −0.8 | 6% | 5% | either |
| April | +0.1 | 5% | 5% | either |
| May | −0.2 | 5% | 4% | either |
| June | +0.2 | 4% | 5% | either |
| July | −0.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| August | −1.3 | 4% | 3% | either |
| September | −1.4 | 7% | 4% | either |
| October | −1.5 | 7% | 3% | either |
| November | −2.1 | 6% | 4% | near Kostomuksha → near Kostomuksha |
| December | −2.4 | 7% | 3% | near Kostomuksha → near Kostomuksha |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in July, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 777–802 | S | −0.5 |
| 802–827 | SW | −0.6 |
| 827–852 | SE | 0.0 |
| 852–878 | SE | +0.1 |
| 878–896 | SE | +0.2 |
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.