Elberadweg (linkselbisch), stage 1: Cuxhaven → Hamburg
On stage 1 (Cuxhaven → Hamburg, 148 km) the best month is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Cuxhaven → Hamburg meant an average tailwind of 2.7 km/h (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 | 3% | 28% | 75 | 4 °C | 0% | 93% | 8.0 † |
| February | 7% | 24% | 58 | 5 °C | 0% | 91% | 9.7 † |
| March | 26% | 24% | 54 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 11.7 |
| April | 59% | 23% | 48 | 13 °C | 0% | 29% | 13.9 |
| May | 70% | 27% | 70 | 17 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.9 |
| June | 71% | 29% | 78 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.0 |
| July | 62% | 33% | 94 | 22 °C | 5% | 0% | 16.6 |
| August | 64% | 33% | 88 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 76% | 23% | 64 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 65% | 27% | 79 | 14 °C | 0% | 11% | 10.4 † |
| November | 25% | 25% | 68 | 9 °C | 0% | 64% | 8.5 † |
| December | 7% | 27% | 73 | 6 °C | 0% | 89% | 7.5 † |
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 Cuxhaven → Hamburg, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Cuxhaven → Hamburg | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hamburg → Cuxhaven | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.0 | 8% | 19% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| February | +1.6 | 9% | 16% | either |
| March | +2.9 | 9% | 19% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| April | +2.9 | 7% | 18% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| May | +3.4 | 8% | 18% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| June | +5.4 | 2% | 20% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| July | +5.9 | 2% | 21% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| August | +4.1 | 2% | 15% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| September | +2.7 | 5% | 15% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| October | +1.1 | 8% | 14% | either |
| November | +0.7 | 7% | 13% | either |
| December | +2.4 | 6% | 15% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–26 | E | +4.4 |
| 26–51 | E | +5.0 |
| 51–77 | SE | +0.3 |
| 77–102 | SE | −0.2 |
| 102–127 | SE | +2.2 |
| 127–148 | E | +4.7 |
Other stages
- Cuxhaven → Hamburg 148 km
- Hamburg → Hitzacker 114 km
- Hitzacker → Tangermünde 147 km
- Tangermünde → Schönebeck 103 km
- Schönebeck → Wittenberg 100 km
- Wittenberg → Riesa 117 km
- Riesa → near Děčín 105 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.