EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Germany, stage 4: Hamburg → Cuxhaven
On stage 4 (Hamburg → Cuxhaven, 125 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Cuxhaven → Hamburg meant an average tailwind of 3.0 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 | 3% | 28% | 73 | 4 °C | 0% | 93% | 8.0 † |
| February | 7% | 24% | 57 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 9.7 † |
| March | 28% | 24% | 53 | 9 °C | 0% | 65% | 11.7 |
| April | 60% | 23% | 47 | 13 °C | 0% | 26% | 13.9 |
| May | 70% | 28% | 69 | 17 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.9 |
| June | 70% | 29% | 77 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.0 |
| July | 61% | 33% | 92 | 22 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.6 |
| August | 63% | 33% | 84 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 77% | 23% | 61 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 66% | 26% | 75 | 14 °C | 0% | 11% | 10.4 † |
| November | 26% | 24% | 65 | 9 °C | 0% | 64% | 8.5 † |
| December | 7% | 27% | 70 | 6 °C | 0% | 88% | 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 → Cuxhaven, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hamburg → Cuxhaven | Headwind > 15 km/h, Cuxhaven → Hamburg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.5 | 18% | 8% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| February | −1.9 | 17% | 8% | either |
| March | −3.2 | 20% | 9% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| April | −3.1 | 20% | 7% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| May | −3.6 | 20% | 8% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| June | −5.7 | 22% | 2% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| July | −6.4 | 23% | 2% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| August | −4.5 | 16% | 2% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| September | −3.0 | 15% | 5% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
| October | −1.5 | 14% | 7% | either |
| November | −1.0 | 12% | 6% | either |
| December | −2.8 | 14% | 5% | Cuxhaven → Hamburg |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 364–389 | W | −4.5 |
| 389–414 | W | −3.1 |
| 414–439 | NW | −2.0 |
| 439–464 | NW | −2.1 |
| 464–489 | NW | −3.3 |
Other stages
- near Tønder → Husum 105 km
- Husum → Meldorf 110 km
- Meldorf → Hamburg 150 km
- Hamburg → Cuxhaven 125 km
- Cuxhaven → Varel 132 km
- Varel → Esens 119 km
- Esens → Bunde 182 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.