EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Germany/Czech Republic, stage 3: Furth im Wald → Nová Pec
On stage 3 (Furth im Wald → Nová Pec, 161 km) the best month is September: 67% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.4 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 | 0% | 30% | 86 | 0 °C | 0% | 99% | 8.7 † |
| February | 4% | 24% | 62 | 2 °C | 0% | 96% | 10.1 † |
| March | 24% | 28% | 70 | 7 °C | 0% | 73% | 11.7 |
| April | 51% | 32% | 67 | 13 °C | 0% | 33% | 13.6 |
| May | 50% | 46% | 126 | 16 °C | 0% | 11% | 15.3 |
| June | 55% | 43% | 128 | 21 °C | 2% | 1% | 16.2 |
| July | 53% | 44% | 130 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 57% | 39% | 120 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 67% | 32% | 87 | 17 °C | 0% | 6% | 12.5 |
| October | 54% | 25% | 64 | 12 °C | 0% | 34% | 10.7 † |
| November | 15% | 22% | 66 | 6 °C | 0% | 84% | 9.1 † |
| December | 1% | 26% | 77 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 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 Furth im Wald → Nová Pec, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Furth im Wald → Nová Pec | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nová Pec → Furth im Wald | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.4 | 0% | 7% | Furth im Wald → Nová Pec |
| February | +1.9 | 0% | 6% | either |
| March | +2.0 | 2% | 7% | Furth im Wald → Nová Pec |
| April | +1.5 | 2% | 5% | either |
| May | +1.5 | 3% | 4% | either |
| June | +2.5 | 0% | 3% | Furth im Wald → Nová Pec |
| July | +3.7 | 0% | 3% | Furth im Wald → Nová Pec |
| August | +2.1 | 0% | 1% | Furth im Wald → Nová Pec |
| September | +1.4 | 1% | 3% | either |
| October | +1.1 | 1% | 3% | either |
| November | +0.8 | 0% | 4% | either |
| December | +1.4 | 0% | 4% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 250–275 | E | +1.9 |
| 275–301 | SE | +1.8 |
| 301–326 | SE | +0.6 |
| 326–351 | E | +1.7 |
| 351–376 | SE | +1.3 |
| 376–402 | SE | +1.1 |
| 402–411 | SE | +0.7 |
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.