Elberadweg (linkselbisch), stage 6: Wittenberg → Riesa
On stage 6 (Wittenberg → Riesa, 117 km) the best month is September: 80% 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 | 6% | 24% | 57 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 8.3 † |
| February | 15% | 20% | 42 | 5 °C | 0% | 81% | 9.9 † |
| March | 37% | 22% | 44 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 11.7 |
| April | 69% | 18% | 33 | 15 °C | 0% | 20% | 13.8 |
| May | 79% | 19% | 55 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 15.6 |
| June | 71% | 22% | 56 | 23 °C | 9% | 0% | 16.6 |
| July | 62% | 24% | 75 | 25 °C | 15% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 67% | 21% | 64 | 25 °C | 13% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 80% | 17% | 50 | 20 °C | 3% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 72% | 20% | 51 | 14 °C | 0% | 13% | 10.5 † |
| November | 31% | 18% | 49 | 8 °C | 0% | 63% | 8.8 † |
| December | 9% | 22% | 54 | 5 °C | 0% | 87% | 7.8 † |
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 Wittenberg → Riesa, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Wittenberg → Riesa | Headwind > 15 km/h, Riesa → Wittenberg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.0 | 1% | 6% | either |
| February | +0.8 | 1% | 5% | either |
| March | +2.1 | 2% | 7% | Wittenberg → Riesa |
| April | +2.6 | 2% | 8% | Wittenberg → Riesa |
| May | +2.2 | 3% | 7% | Wittenberg → Riesa |
| June | +3.4 | 0% | 7% | Wittenberg → Riesa |
| July | +4.0 | 0% | 6% | Wittenberg → Riesa |
| August | +2.1 | 0% | 3% | Wittenberg → Riesa |
| September | +1.4 | 1% | 5% | either |
| October | −0.1 | 2% | 4% | either |
| November | −0.6 | 1% | 3% | either |
| December | 0.0 | 2% | 4% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 610–635 | SE | +1.2 |
| 635–661 | SE | +1.2 |
| 661–686 | SE | +1.4 |
| 686–711 | SE | +1.5 |
| 711–727 | SE | +1.6 |
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.