EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Germany: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Germany is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 1.6 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2% | 25% | 61 | 4 °C | 0% | 97% | 7.9 † |
| February | 4% | 21% | 47 | 4 °C | 0% | 95% | 9.6 † |
| March | 19% | 20% | 42 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 11.7 |
| April | 53% | 21% | 40 | 11 °C | 0% | 38% | 14.0 |
| May | 73% | 23% | 56 | 16 °C | 0% | 5% | 16.0 |
| June | 75% | 24% | 65 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.2 |
| July | 69% | 29% | 78 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 16.7 |
| August | 71% | 28% | 74 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 78% | 21% | 56 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 66% | 24% | 66 | 13 °C | 0% | 13% | 10.4 † |
| November | 23% | 23% | 55 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 8.4 † |
| December | 5% | 23% | 59 | 5 °C | 0% | 92% | 7.3 † |
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 Świnoujście → Kruså, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Świnoujście → Kruså | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kruså → Świnoujście | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.4 | 23% | 15% | Kruså → Świnoujście |
| February | −1.6 | 21% | 16% | either |
| March | −1.8 | 20% | 14% | either |
| April | −1.1 | 18% | 13% | either |
| May | −1.2 | 17% | 13% | either |
| June | −2.4 | 18% | 9% | Kruså → Świnoujście |
| July | −3.0 | 20% | 9% | Kruså → Świnoujście |
| August | −2.3 | 17% | 9% | Kruså → Świnoujście |
| September | −1.6 | 19% | 13% | either |
| October | −1.3 | 19% | 14% | either |
| November | −1.4 | 19% | 14% | either |
| December | −2.4 | 22% | 14% | Kruså → Świnoujście |
Stages
The route is split into 9 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Świnoujście → Kruså in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Świnoujście → Stralsund | 122 | September | −2.4 |
| 2. Stralsund → Sassnitz | 107 | September | +3.2 |
| 3. Sassnitz → Ummanz | 119 | September | −2.6 |
| 4. Ummanz → Zingst | 104 | September | −3.0 |
| 5. Zingst → Wismar | 128 | September | −5.3 |
| 6. Wismar → Grömitz | 106 | September | −1.2 |
| 7. Grömitz → Heiligenhafen | 119 | September | +0.9 |
| 8. Heiligenhafen → Kiel | 97 | September | −4.5 |
| 9. Kiel → Kruså | 167 | September | −0.3 |
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.