EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Germany, stage 8: Heiligenhafen → Kiel
On stage 8 (Heiligenhafen → Kiel, 97 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Kiel → Heiligenhafen meant an average tailwind of 4.5 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 | 1% | 26% | 68 | 4 °C | 0% | 97% | 7.9 † |
| February | 3% | 23% | 53 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 9.6 † |
| March | 15% | 21% | 45 | 7 °C | 0% | 82% | 11.7 |
| April | 50% | 22% | 42 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 14.0 |
| May | 72% | 24% | 62 | 15 °C | 0% | 6% | 16.0 |
| June | 75% | 25% | 68 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.2 |
| July | 70% | 29% | 75 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 16.7 |
| August | 73% | 27% | 76 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 78% | 22% | 57 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 66% | 25% | 72 | 13 °C | 0% | 12% | 10.4 † |
| November | 23% | 24% | 61 | 8 °C | 0% | 69% | 8.4 † |
| December | 4% | 25% | 70 | 5 °C | 0% | 93% | 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 Heiligenhafen → Kiel, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Heiligenhafen → Kiel | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kiel → Heiligenhafen | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7.1 | 34% | 11% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| February | −4.6 | 29% | 14% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| March | −3.8 | 27% | 14% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| April | −1.4 | 21% | 16% | either |
| May | −1.4 | 20% | 16% | either |
| June | −4.2 | 25% | 9% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| July | −6.2 | 29% | 7% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| August | −5.4 | 26% | 7% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| September | −4.5 | 27% | 12% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| October | −4.9 | 27% | 11% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| November | −5.4 | 28% | 10% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
| December | −7.8 | 34% | 8% | Kiel → Heiligenhafen |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 802–827 | SW | −5.8 |
| 827–852 | W | −3.6 |
| 852–877 | W | −3.5 |
| 877–899 | SW | −5.3 |
Other stages
- Świnoujście → Stralsund 122 km
- Stralsund → Sassnitz 107 km
- Sassnitz → Ummanz 119 km
- Ummanz → Zingst 104 km
- Zingst → Wismar 128 km
- Wismar → Grömitz 106 km
- Grömitz → Heiligenhafen 119 km
- Heiligenhafen → Kiel 97 km
- Kiel → Kruså 167 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.