Danube Cycle Path (Germany), stage 3: Lauingen → Ingolstadt
On stage 3 (Lauingen → Ingolstadt, 108 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.4 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 | 5% | 22% | 61 | 3 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.7 † |
| February | 17% | 20% | 45 | 5 °C | 0% | 81% | 10.1 † |
| March | 40% | 21% | 48 | 10 °C | 0% | 52% | 11.7 |
| April | 66% | 23% | 49 | 15 °C | 0% | 21% | 13.6 |
| May | 67% | 31% | 90 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.2 |
| June | 66% | 28% | 81 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 16.1 |
| July | 62% | 27% | 83 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 62% | 28% | 90 | 24 °C | 12% | 0% | 14.3 |
| September | 77% | 22% | 63 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.5 |
| October | 67% | 18% | 53 | 14 °C | 0% | 19% | 10.7 † |
| November | 24% | 19% | 57 | 8 °C | 0% | 71% | 9.1 † |
| December | 6% | 23% | 63 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.3 † |
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 Lauingen → Ingolstadt, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lauingen → Ingolstadt | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ingolstadt → Lauingen | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +5.6 | 1% | 22% | Lauingen → Ingolstadt |
| February | +3.5 | 4% | 18% | Lauingen → Ingolstadt |
| March | +2.6 | 5% | 18% | Lauingen → Ingolstadt |
| April | +0.5 | 4% | 9% | either |
| May | +1.0 | 4% | 8% | either |
| June | +1.6 | 2% | 5% | either |
| July | +3.5 | 1% | 8% | Lauingen → Ingolstadt |
| August | +2.7 | 1% | 5% | Lauingen → Ingolstadt |
| September | +1.4 | 2% | 7% | either |
| October | +2.2 | 1% | 10% | Lauingen → Ingolstadt |
| November | +3.5 | 1% | 14% | Lauingen → Ingolstadt |
| December | +5.5 | 2% | 18% | Lauingen → Ingolstadt |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 230–255 | NE | +1.4 |
| 255–280 | NE | +1.2 |
| 280–306 | E | +1.6 |
| 306–331 | E | +1.6 |
| 331–339 | NE | +1.1 |
Other stages
- Donaueschingen → Riedlingen 116 km
- Riedlingen → Lauingen 114 km
- Lauingen → Ingolstadt 108 km
- Ingolstadt → Straubing 132 km
- Straubing → Passau 96 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.