Fietsen naar Praag, stage 5: Witzenhausen → Philippsthal
On stage 5 (Witzenhausen → Philippsthal, 130 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.9 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 | 3% | 24% | 62 | 3 °C | 0% | 95% | 8.4 † |
| February | 9% | 24% | 51 | 4 °C | 0% | 88% | 9.9 † |
| March | 31% | 27% | 52 | 8 °C | 0% | 64% | 11.7 |
| April | 60% | 22% | 47 | 13 °C | 0% | 27% | 13.8 |
| May | 69% | 28% | 69 | 17 °C | 0% | 6% | 15.5 |
| June | 71% | 27% | 66 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 16.5 |
| July | 63% | 28% | 74 | 23 °C | 9% | 0% | 16.1 |
| August | 69% | 25% | 71 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 79% | 21% | 56 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.5 |
| October | 62% | 21% | 56 | 13 °C | 0% | 23% | 10.6 † |
| November | 21% | 23% | 53 | 7 °C | 0% | 74% | 8.8 † |
| December | 4% | 25% | 59 | 4 °C | 0% | 94% | 7.9 † |
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 Witzenhausen → Philippsthal, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Witzenhausen → Philippsthal | Headwind > 15 km/h, Philippsthal → Witzenhausen | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.7 | 13% | 4% | Philippsthal → Witzenhausen |
| February | −2.5 | 11% | 5% | Philippsthal → Witzenhausen |
| March | −0.7 | 9% | 7% | either |
| April | +0.5 | 6% | 6% | either |
| May | +0.6 | 6% | 6% | either |
| June | +0.5 | 5% | 4% | either |
| July | −0.1 | 6% | 3% | either |
| August | −1.0 | 6% | 2% | either |
| September | −0.9 | 6% | 4% | either |
| October | −2.8 | 9% | 3% | Philippsthal → Witzenhausen |
| November | −3.5 | 11% | 3% | Philippsthal → Witzenhausen |
| December | −3.8 | 13% | 3% | Philippsthal → Witzenhausen |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 436–461 | SE | +0.4 |
| 461–487 | SE | +1.8 |
| 487–512 | SE | +1.2 |
| 512–537 | SW | −4.1 |
| 537–562 | SW | −3.4 |
| 562–565 | SW | −3.6 |
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.