EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route, stage 9: Düsseldorf → Kleve
On stage 9 (Düsseldorf → Kleve, 124 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.1 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% | 78 | 6 °C | 0% | 86% | 8.3 † |
| February | 17% | 27% | 66 | 7 °C | 0% | 74% | 9.9 † |
| March | 43% | 26% | 60 | 11 °C | 0% | 46% | 11.7 |
| April | 69% | 22% | 46 | 15 °C | 0% | 15% | 13.8 |
| May | 71% | 28% | 68 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.6 |
| June | 72% | 25% | 70 | 22 °C | 5% | 0% | 16.6 |
| July | 62% | 30% | 86 | 24 °C | 9% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 65% | 29% | 82 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 78% | 21% | 61 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 69% | 26% | 77 | 15 °C | 0% | 8% | 10.5 † |
| November | 34% | 26% | 71 | 10 °C | 0% | 52% | 8.8 † |
| December | 11% | 28% | 79 | 7 °C | 0% | 79% | 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 Düsseldorf → Kleve, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Düsseldorf → Kleve | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kleve → Düsseldorf | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.5 | 6% | 9% | either |
| February | +1.9 | 5% | 10% | either |
| March | −0.2 | 7% | 7% | either |
| April | −1.3 | 6% | 5% | either |
| May | −1.7 | 7% | 3% | either |
| June | −2.3 | 5% | 2% | Kleve → Düsseldorf |
| July | −2.4 | 5% | 2% | Kleve → Düsseldorf |
| August | −0.9 | 4% | 2% | either |
| September | +0.1 | 4% | 4% | either |
| October | +2.6 | 4% | 9% | Düsseldorf → Kleve |
| November | +3.3 | 3% | 10% | Düsseldorf → Kleve |
| December | +2.8 | 4% | 11% | Düsseldorf → Kleve |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 1,008–1,033 | N | +1.4 |
| 1,033–1,058 | N | +2.7 |
| 1,058–1,084 | NW | −0.3 |
| 1,084–1,109 | NW | −1.5 |
| 1,109–1,132 | NW | −2.1 |
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.