Elberadweg (linkselbisch), stage 4: Tangermünde → Schönebeck
On stage 4 (Tangermünde → Schönebeck, 103 km) the best month is September: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.7 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 | 6% | 23% | 54 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 8.2 † |
| February | 13% | 19% | 40 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.8 † |
| March | 37% | 22% | 43 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 11.7 |
| April | 68% | 19% | 33 | 15 °C | 0% | 20% | 13.8 |
| May | 77% | 22% | 58 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 15.7 |
| June | 74% | 21% | 57 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.8 |
| July | 64% | 24% | 75 | 25 °C | 14% | 0% | 16.3 |
| August | 69% | 23% | 63 | 24 °C | 9% | 0% | 14.7 |
| September | 81% | 17% | 52 | 20 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 70% | 20% | 53 | 14 °C | 0% | 13% | 10.5 † |
| November | 30% | 19% | 49 | 8 °C | 0% | 62% | 8.7 † |
| December | 8% | 22% | 53 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 7.7 † |
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 Tangermünde → Schönebeck, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Tangermünde → Schönebeck | Headwind > 15 km/h, Schönebeck → Tangermünde | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.2 | 12% | 2% | Schönebeck → Tangermünde |
| February | −3.2 | 10% | 3% | Schönebeck → Tangermünde |
| March | −1.3 | 8% | 3% | either |
| April | +0.4 | 4% | 4% | either |
| May | +0.2 | 5% | 4% | either |
| June | −0.4 | 4% | 2% | either |
| July | −1.3 | 5% | 2% | either |
| August | −2.0 | 4% | 1% | Schönebeck → Tangermünde |
| September | −1.7 | 5% | 2% | either |
| October | −3.6 | 9% | 2% | Schönebeck → Tangermünde |
| November | −4.5 | 10% | 1% | Schönebeck → Tangermünde |
| December | −5.2 | 13% | 1% | Schönebeck → Tangermünde |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 408–433 | S | −1.9 |
| 433–459 | SW | −4.0 |
| 459–484 | S | −1.5 |
| 484–511 | S | +0.6 |
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.