EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route is September: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.6 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Also passes through Switzerland, Netherlands, France
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6% | 26% | 80 | 4 °C | 0% | 89% | 8.6 † |
| February | 16% | 25% | 63 | 6 °C | 0% | 79% | 10.1 † |
| March | 39% | 26% | 68 | 10 °C | 0% | 52% | 11.7 |
| April | 62% | 25% | 62 | 14 °C | 0% | 23% | 13.7 |
| May | 64% | 34% | 97 | 18 °C | 0% | 7% | 15.3 |
| June | 64% | 31% | 95 | 22 °C | 6% | 1% | 16.2 |
| July | 58% | 32% | 100 | 24 °C | 11% | 0% | 15.9 |
| August | 61% | 30% | 102 | 23 °C | 10% | 1% | 14.4 |
| September | 75% | 23% | 77 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 12.5 |
| October | 66% | 24% | 79 | 14 °C | 0% | 16% | 10.7 † |
| November | 28% | 26% | 77 | 8 °C | 0% | 62% | 9.0 † |
| December | 8% | 28% | 86 | 5 °C | 0% | 86% | 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 Andermatt → Hoek van Holland, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Andermatt → Hoek van Holland | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hoek van Holland → Andermatt | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.5 | 7% | 7% | either |
| February | +0.7 | 6% | 7% | either |
| March | −0.5 | 7% | 6% | either |
| April | −1.1 | 6% | 4% | either |
| May | −1.5 | 6% | 3% | either |
| June | −1.9 | 5% | 2% | either |
| July | −2.0 | 5% | 2% | either |
| August | −1.2 | 4% | 2% | either |
| September | −0.6 | 4% | 3% | either |
| October | +0.8 | 5% | 5% | either |
| November | +1.3 | 5% | 6% | either |
| December | +1.3 | 6% | 7% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 11 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Andermatt → Hoek van Holland in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Andermatt → Buchs | 130 | September | −0.8 |
| 2. Buchs → Konstanz | 106 | September | −1.6 |
| 3. Konstanz → Rheinfelden | 133 | September | −0.5 |
| 4. Rheinfelden → Strasbourg | 146 | September | −0.2 |
| 5. Strasbourg → Speyer | 130 | September | +1.2 |
| 6. Speyer → Mainz | 110 | September | +0.5 |
| 7. Mainz → Neuwied | 118 | September | −0.7 |
| 8. Neuwied → Düsseldorf | 137 | September | +0.3 |
| 9. Düsseldorf → Kleve | 124 | September | +0.1 |
| 10. Kleve → Gorinchem | 96 | September | −3.1 |
| 11. Gorinchem → Hoek van Holland | 115 | June | −3.2 |
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.
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