EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Germany, stage 5: Cuxhaven → Varel
On stage 5 (Cuxhaven → Varel, 132 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Varel → Cuxhaven meant an average tailwind of 4.4 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 | 4% | 28% | 73 | 5 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.0 † |
| February | 7% | 24% | 57 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 9.7 † |
| March | 25% | 25% | 54 | 8 °C | 0% | 68% | 11.7 |
| April | 54% | 25% | 50 | 13 °C | 0% | 31% | 13.9 |
| May | 70% | 27% | 66 | 16 °C | 0% | 6% | 15.9 |
| June | 70% | 29% | 80 | 20 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.0 |
| July | 62% | 35% | 98 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 16.6 |
| August | 64% | 35% | 94 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 77% | 23% | 64 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 65% | 27% | 80 | 14 °C | 0% | 11% | 10.4 † |
| November | 27% | 25% | 68 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 8.5 † |
| December | 7% | 26% | 71 | 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 Cuxhaven → Varel, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Cuxhaven → Varel | Headwind > 15 km/h, Varel → Cuxhaven | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7.1 | 29% | 6% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
| February | −5.1 | 25% | 8% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
| March | −2.9 | 19% | 9% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
| April | −0.2 | 13% | 10% | either |
| May | −0.1 | 13% | 10% | either |
| June | −1.8 | 14% | 5% | either |
| July | −3.7 | 17% | 4% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
| August | −4.4 | 17% | 3% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
| September | −4.4 | 20% | 5% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
| October | −5.8 | 24% | 5% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
| November | −6.4 | 26% | 5% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
| December | −8.1 | 31% | 4% | Varel → Cuxhaven |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 488–514 | SW | −6.1 |
| 514–539 | S | −2.5 |
| 539–565 | W | −4.3 |
| 565–590 | SW | −5.1 |
| 590–615 | S | −4.1 |
| 615–620 | W | −3.5 |
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.