EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route, stage 8: Neuwied → Düsseldorf
On stage 8 (Neuwied → Düsseldorf, 137 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 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 | 6% | 30% | 82 | 5 °C | 0% | 87% | 8.4 † |
| February | 15% | 28% | 65 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 9.9 † |
| March | 40% | 27% | 64 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 11.7 |
| April | 66% | 22% | 48 | 15 °C | 0% | 20% | 13.8 |
| May | 70% | 29% | 76 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.5 |
| June | 68% | 28% | 75 | 22 °C | 5% | 0% | 16.5 |
| July | 62% | 29% | 86 | 24 °C | 11% | 0% | 16.1 |
| August | 64% | 28% | 87 | 23 °C | 9% | 0% | 14.5 |
| September | 79% | 20% | 64 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 66% | 25% | 75 | 15 °C | 0% | 11% | 10.6 † |
| November | 30% | 29% | 74 | 9 °C | 0% | 57% | 8.8 † |
| December | 9% | 31% | 88 | 6 °C | 0% | 83% | 8.0 † |
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 Neuwied → Düsseldorf, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Neuwied → Düsseldorf | Headwind > 15 km/h, Düsseldorf → Neuwied | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.4 | 5% | 11% | Neuwied → Düsseldorf |
| February | +2.7 | 4% | 11% | Neuwied → Düsseldorf |
| March | +0.1 | 6% | 8% | either |
| April | −1.4 | 6% | 5% | either |
| May | −1.9 | 6% | 3% | either |
| June | −2.4 | 5% | 2% | Düsseldorf → Neuwied |
| July | −2.3 | 4% | 2% | Düsseldorf → Neuwied |
| August | −0.6 | 3% | 3% | either |
| September | +0.3 | 3% | 4% | either |
| October | +3.4 | 3% | 12% | Neuwied → Düsseldorf |
| November | +4.3 | 3% | 13% | Neuwied → Düsseldorf |
| December | +3.9 | 3% | 13% | Neuwied → Düsseldorf |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 872–897 | NW | −0.5 |
| 897–922 | NW | +0.1 |
| 922–947 | N | +0.3 |
| 947–973 | NW | +0.9 |
| 973–998 | NW | −0.4 |
| 998–1,009 | N | +3.5 |
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.