EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Germany, stage 6: Varel → Esens
On stage 6 (Varel → Esens, 119 km) the best month is September: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.8 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 | 5% | 26% | 68 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 8.0 † |
| February | 9% | 23% | 55 | 6 °C | 0% | 87% | 9.7 † |
| March | 29% | 25% | 51 | 9 °C | 0% | 63% | 11.7 |
| April | 57% | 26% | 48 | 13 °C | 0% | 27% | 13.9 |
| May | 70% | 28% | 64 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.9 |
| June | 69% | 30% | 78 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.0 |
| July | 58% | 37% | 96 | 22 °C | 5% | 0% | 16.5 |
| August | 62% | 35% | 90 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 75% | 24% | 59 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 67% | 26% | 72 | 14 °C | 0% | 10% | 10.4 † |
| November | 29% | 23% | 61 | 9 °C | 0% | 60% | 8.5 † |
| December | 9% | 24% | 65 | 6 °C | 0% | 86% | 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 Varel → Esens, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Varel → Esens | Headwind > 15 km/h, Esens → Varel | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.3 | 16% | 15% | either |
| February | +0.5 | 15% | 16% | either |
| March | −1.4 | 18% | 13% | either |
| April | −2.3 | 18% | 10% | Esens → Varel |
| May | −2.8 | 19% | 10% | Esens → Varel |
| June | −3.8 | 18% | 6% | Esens → Varel |
| July | −3.7 | 19% | 7% | Esens → Varel |
| August | −2.1 | 14% | 8% | Esens → Varel |
| September | −0.8 | 13% | 10% | either |
| October | +1.0 | 12% | 14% | either |
| November | +1.6 | 10% | 14% | either |
| December | +0.7 | 12% | 14% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 620–645 | NW | −2.3 |
| 645–670 | NE | +5.3 |
| 670–695 | NW | −2.2 |
| 695–721 | NW | −0.8 |
| 721–739 | W | −5.4 |
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.