EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route, stage 10: Kleve → Gorinchem
On stage 10 (Kleve → Gorinchem, 96 km) the best month is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Gorinchem → Kleve meant an average tailwind of 3.1 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 | 6% | 27% | 71 | 6 °C | 0% | 86% | 8.2 † |
| February | 17% | 27% | 63 | 7 °C | 0% | 76% | 9.9 † |
| March | 44% | 24% | 57 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 11.7 |
| April | 68% | 22% | 44 | 15 °C | 0% | 17% | 13.8 |
| May | 71% | 28% | 67 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.6 |
| June | 72% | 25% | 68 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 16.7 |
| July | 63% | 32% | 84 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 65% | 30% | 80 | 22 °C | 5% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 76% | 23% | 59 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 70% | 26% | 74 | 15 °C | 0% | 7% | 10.5 † |
| November | 35% | 27% | 66 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 8.7 † |
| December | 13% | 24% | 72 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 7.8 † |
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 Kleve → Gorinchem, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kleve → Gorinchem | Headwind > 15 km/h, Gorinchem → Kleve | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.1 | 22% | 4% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| February | −3.5 | 19% | 8% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| March | −2.3 | 16% | 8% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| April | −1.2 | 12% | 7% | either |
| May | −2.0 | 14% | 5% | either |
| June | −3.3 | 14% | 3% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| July | −5.4 | 17% | 1% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| August | −4.7 | 16% | 2% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| September | −3.1 | 14% | 4% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| October | −3.3 | 17% | 4% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| November | −3.7 | 18% | 4% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
| December | −5.0 | 22% | 5% | Gorinchem → Kleve |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,132–1,157 | NW | −0.5 |
| 1,157–1,164 | NW | −0.6 |
| 1,164–1,189 | SW | −4.5 |
| 1,189–1,214 | W | −4.3 |
| 1,214–1,228 | SW | −4.3 |
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.