EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route, stage 1: Andermatt → Buchs
On stage 1 (Andermatt → Buchs, 130 km) the best month is September: 52% 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 | 0% | 27% | 106 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.9 † |
| February | 1% | 28% | 80 | -1 °C | 0% | 99% | 10.2 † |
| March | 6% | 33% | 109 | 3 °C | 0% | 94% | 11.8 |
| April | 22% | 36% | 114 | 7 °C | 0% | 73% | 13.5 |
| May | 30% | 57% | 174 | 11 °C | 0% | 45% | 15.0 |
| June | 38% | 60% | 193 | 16 °C | 0% | 12% | 15.8 |
| July | 41% | 59% | 202 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.5 |
| August | 49% | 50% | 209 | 17 °C | 0% | 8% | 14.2 |
| September | 52% | 40% | 148 | 13 °C | 0% | 22% | 12.5 |
| October | 39% | 28% | 129 | 9 °C | 0% | 55% | 10.8 † |
| November | 7% | 29% | 122 | 3 °C | 0% | 93% | 9.3 † |
| December | 0% | 30% | 116 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.6 † |
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 → Buchs, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Andermatt → Buchs | Headwind > 15 km/h, Buchs → Andermatt | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | +0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| March | +0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| April | −0.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | −0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | −1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | −1.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −0.9 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | +0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | +1.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | +1.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | E | −0.4 |
| 25–50 | E | −0.3 |
| 50–76 | E | −0.1 |
| 76–101 | NE | −0.4 |
| 101–126 | N | −2.2 |
| 126–130 | N | −2.6 |
Other stages
- Andermatt → Buchs 130 km
- Buchs → Konstanz 106 km
- Konstanz → Rheinfelden 133 km
- Rheinfelden → Strasbourg 146 km
- Strasbourg → Speyer 130 km
- Speyer → Mainz 110 km
- Mainz → Neuwied 118 km
- Neuwied → Düsseldorf 137 km
- Düsseldorf → Kleve 124 km
- Kleve → Gorinchem 96 km
- Gorinchem → Hoek van Holland 115 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.