Fietsen naar Praag, stage 3: Lippstadt → Warburg
On stage 3 (Lippstadt → Warburg, 107 km) the best month is September: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Lippstadt → Warburg 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 | 4% | 31% | 78 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.3 † |
| February | 10% | 28% | 65 | 5 °C | 0% | 87% | 9.9 † |
| March | 31% | 29% | 62 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 11.7 |
| April | 58% | 27% | 51 | 14 °C | 0% | 26% | 13.8 |
| May | 67% | 31% | 73 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.6 |
| June | 69% | 29% | 72 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 16.6 |
| July | 60% | 33% | 86 | 23 °C | 9% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 64% | 31% | 87 | 22 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 75% | 25% | 63 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 62% | 26% | 69 | 14 °C | 0% | 18% | 10.5 † |
| November | 25% | 27% | 68 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 8.7 † |
| December | 6% | 30% | 76 | 5 °C | 0% | 89% | 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 Lippstadt → Warburg, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lippstadt → Warburg | Headwind > 15 km/h, Warburg → Lippstadt | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.0 | 4% | 19% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| February | +2.2 | 6% | 15% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| March | +2.9 | 7% | 16% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| April | +2.2 | 6% | 13% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| May | +2.6 | 5% | 13% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| June | +4.2 | 2% | 13% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| July | +5.9 | 1% | 15% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| August | +4.4 | 1% | 11% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| September | +3.1 | 3% | 11% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| October | +2.1 | 4% | 12% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| November | +2.0 | 4% | 12% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
| December | +3.3 | 4% | 15% | Lippstadt → Warburg |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 224–249 | E | +5.4 |
| 249–275 | SE | +3.0 |
| 275–300 | SE | +1.5 |
| 300–325 | SE | +2.2 |
| 325–331 | E | +4.1 |
Other stages
- Spijk → Haltern am See 116 km
- Haltern am See → Lippstadt 109 km
- Lippstadt → Warburg 107 km
- Warburg → Witzenhausen 106 km
- Witzenhausen → Philippsthal 130 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.