Deutscher Limes-Radweg, stage 1: Bad Breisig → Taunusstein
On stage 1 (Bad Breisig → Taunusstein, 135 km) the best month is September: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.1 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 | 4% | 25% | 69 | 4 °C | 0% | 93% | 8.5 † |
| February | 11% | 24% | 52 | 5 °C | 0% | 86% | 10.0 † |
| March | 35% | 27% | 57 | 9 °C | 0% | 58% | 11.7 |
| April | 63% | 24% | 48 | 14 °C | 0% | 24% | 13.7 |
| May | 69% | 30% | 75 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.4 |
| June | 69% | 27% | 75 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.4 |
| July | 65% | 27% | 71 | 23 °C | 9% | 0% | 16.0 |
| August | 67% | 26% | 74 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.5 |
| September | 80% | 19% | 60 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 64% | 22% | 63 | 14 °C | 0% | 18% | 10.6 † |
| November | 21% | 25% | 61 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 8.9 † |
| December | 5% | 27% | 73 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 8.0 † |
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 Bad Breisig → Taunusstein, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bad Breisig → Taunusstein | Headwind > 15 km/h, Taunusstein → Bad Breisig | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.0 | 3% | 9% | either |
| February | −0.1 | 4% | 7% | either |
| March | +1.2 | 5% | 9% | either |
| April | +1.3 | 3% | 6% | either |
| May | +1.9 | 2% | 7% | either |
| June | +2.8 | 1% | 6% | Bad Breisig → Taunusstein |
| July | +3.7 | 1% | 6% | Bad Breisig → Taunusstein |
| August | +2.3 | 1% | 4% | Bad Breisig → Taunusstein |
| September | +1.1 | 2% | 4% | either |
| October | −0.7 | 3% | 5% | either |
| November | −0.8 | 3% | 5% | either |
| December | −0.1 | 4% | 6% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | E | +1.6 |
| 25–50 | SE | +1.8 |
| 50–76 | S | −1.1 |
| 76–101 | SE | +1.1 |
| 101–126 | SE | +1.5 |
| 126–135 | E | +2.5 |
Other stages
- Bad Breisig → Taunusstein 135 km
- Taunusstein → Echzell 123 km
- Echzell → Miltenberg 118 km
- Miltenberg → Murrhardt 119 km
- Murrhardt → Wilburgstetten 118 km
- Wilburgstetten → near Ingolstadt 119 km
- near Ingolstadt → Regensburg 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.