EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Germany, stage 7: Esens → Bunde
On stage 7 (Esens → Bunde, 182 km) the best month is September: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Bunde → Esens meant an average tailwind of 2.7 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% | 27% | 70 | 5 °C | 0% | 91% | 8.0 † |
| February | 8% | 24% | 56 | 6 °C | 0% | 88% | 9.7 † |
| March | 30% | 23% | 52 | 9 °C | 0% | 63% | 11.7 |
| April | 56% | 24% | 49 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 13.9 |
| May | 70% | 28% | 65 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.9 |
| June | 70% | 29% | 79 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.0 |
| July | 62% | 34% | 95 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.5 |
| August | 64% | 33% | 93 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 75% | 25% | 65 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 69% | 26% | 74 | 14 °C | 0% | 8% | 10.4 † |
| November | 31% | 24% | 64 | 9 °C | 0% | 58% | 8.5 † |
| December | 8% | 25% | 67 | 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 Esens → Bunde, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Esens → Bunde | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bunde → Esens | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.9 | 26% | 9% | Bunde → Esens |
| February | −3.9 | 23% | 10% | Bunde → Esens |
| March | −1.4 | 18% | 12% | either |
| April | +0.9 | 13% | 15% | either |
| May | +1.3 | 12% | 15% | either |
| June | +0.6 | 13% | 12% | either |
| July | −1.1 | 15% | 9% | either |
| August | −2.2 | 16% | 7% | Bunde → Esens |
| September | −2.7 | 17% | 8% | Bunde → Esens |
| October | −4.5 | 22% | 8% | Bunde → Esens |
| November | −5.3 | 24% | 7% | Bunde → Esens |
| December | −6.2 | 27% | 6% | Bunde → Esens |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 738–763 | W | −5.0 |
| 763–789 | SW | −5.4 |
| 789–814 | S | −1.9 |
| 814–839 | SW | −6.4 |
| 839–864 | SE | +1.4 |
| 864–890 | SE | +2.7 |
| 890–915 | S | −4.0 |
| 915–920 | W | −4.1 |
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.