Elberadweg (linkselbisch), stage 2: Hamburg → Hitzacker
On stage 2 (Hamburg → Hitzacker, 114 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Hamburg → Hitzacker meant an average tailwind of 2.4 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 | 4% | 25% | 63 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.0 † |
| February | 9% | 22% | 49 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 9.7 † |
| March | 32% | 22% | 46 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 11.7 |
| April | 64% | 24% | 43 | 14 °C | 0% | 22% | 13.9 |
| May | 73% | 25% | 63 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.8 |
| June | 73% | 25% | 70 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 17.0 |
| July | 62% | 30% | 81 | 23 °C | 9% | 0% | 16.5 |
| August | 66% | 29% | 74 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 79% | 20% | 53 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 68% | 23% | 61 | 14 °C | 0% | 13% | 10.4 † |
| November | 26% | 21% | 53 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 8.5 † |
| December | 8% | 23% | 60 | 5 °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 Hamburg → Hitzacker, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hamburg → Hitzacker | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hitzacker → Hamburg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.9 | 6% | 15% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
| February | +1.7 | 6% | 13% | either |
| March | +2.7 | 7% | 15% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
| April | +2.6 | 5% | 15% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
| May | +2.8 | 7% | 15% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
| June | +4.7 | 2% | 16% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
| July | +5.3 | 1% | 17% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
| August | +3.6 | 2% | 11% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
| September | +2.4 | 4% | 11% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
| October | +1.0 | 5% | 11% | either |
| November | +0.9 | 4% | 10% | either |
| December | +2.4 | 3% | 12% | Hamburg → Hitzacker |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 148–173 | SE | +1.3 |
| 173–199 | E | +4.0 |
| 199–224 | E | +3.2 |
| 224–249 | SE | +1.6 |
| 249–262 | SE | +1.5 |
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.