EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Germany/Czech Republic, stage 2: Bärnau → Furth im Wald
On stage 2 (Bärnau → Furth im Wald, 115 km) the best month is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.9 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 | 1% | 26% | 67 | 1 °C | 0% | 98% | 8.6 † |
| February | 5% | 22% | 49 | 3 °C | 0% | 94% | 10.0 † |
| March | 29% | 25% | 56 | 8 °C | 0% | 67% | 11.7 |
| April | 58% | 27% | 52 | 13 °C | 0% | 29% | 13.7 |
| May | 63% | 34% | 86 | 17 °C | 0% | 7% | 15.3 |
| June | 65% | 32% | 81 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 16.3 |
| July | 62% | 32% | 88 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 15.9 |
| August | 64% | 30% | 91 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 76% | 23% | 68 | 18 °C | 0% | 3% | 12.5 |
| October | 56% | 22% | 56 | 12 °C | 0% | 31% | 10.7 † |
| November | 14% | 21% | 58 | 6 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.0 † |
| December | 1% | 23% | 64 | 2 °C | 0% | 98% | 8.2 † |
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 Bärnau → Furth im Wald, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bärnau → Furth im Wald | Headwind > 15 km/h, Furth im Wald → Bärnau | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.7 | 0% | 3% | either |
| February | +0.7 | 0% | 3% | either |
| March | +1.4 | 0% | 4% | either |
| April | +1.6 | 0% | 3% | either |
| May | +1.5 | 0% | 3% | either |
| June | +2.1 | 0% | 3% | Bärnau → Furth im Wald |
| July | +2.7 | 0% | 2% | Bärnau → Furth im Wald |
| August | +1.1 | 0% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.9 | 0% | 2% | either |
| October | +0.2 | 0% | 2% | either |
| November | −0.2 | 0% | 1% | either |
| December | −0.3 | 0% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 136–161 | S | +0.6 |
| 161–187 | S | +0.7 |
| 187–212 | SE | +0.9 |
| 212–238 | SE | +1.2 |
| 238–251 | SE | +1.4 |
Other stages
- Haag → Bärnau 136 km
- Bärnau → Furth im Wald 115 km
- Furth im Wald → Nová Pec 161 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.