EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (Finland), stage 9: near Lieksa → near Lieksa
On stage 9 (near Lieksa → near Lieksa, 120 km) the best month is August: 69% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.4 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% | 19% | 46 | -7 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.6 † |
| February | 0% | 19% | 37 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.5 † |
| March | 1% | 18% | 40 | 0 °C | 0% | 99% | 11.5 |
| April | 16% | 19% | 41 | 6 °C | 0% | 83% | 14.8 |
| May | 55% | 25% | 56 | 13 °C | 0% | 30% | 18.1 |
| June | 68% | 30% | 77 | 18 °C | 1% | 4% | 20.4 |
| July | 64% | 35% | 95 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 19.3 |
| August | 69% | 31% | 88 | 19 °C | 0% | 1% | 16.2 |
| September | 55% | 27% | 73 | 13 °C | 0% | 25% | 12.8 |
| October | 7% | 25% | 66 | 5 °C | 0% | 89% | 9.6 † |
| November | 0% | 24% | 59 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.5 † |
| December | 0% | 25% | 58 | -4 °C | 0% | 100% | 4.6 † |
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 Lieksa → near Lieksa, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Lieksa → near Lieksa | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Lieksa → near Lieksa | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.2 | 6% | 3% | either |
| February | −1.5 | 6% | 3% | either |
| March | +0.3 | 5% | 6% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 4% | 5% | either |
| May | +0.5 | 4% | 4% | either |
| June | +1.3 | 3% | 6% | either |
| July | +0.3 | 3% | 2% | either |
| August | −0.4 | 4% | 3% | either |
| September | −0.2 | 5% | 6% | either |
| October | −0.1 | 6% | 5% | either |
| November | −1.3 | 6% | 4% | either |
| December | −1.5 | 7% | 5% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in August, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,015–1,040 | S | −1.7 |
| 1,040–1,065 | S | −2.3 |
| 1,065–1,090 | E | +1.3 |
| 1,090–1,115 | E | +1.2 |
| 1,115–1,135 | 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.