Mittelland-Route (Aachen – Zittau), stage 8: Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen
On stage 8 (Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen, 115 km) the best month is September: 74% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen 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 | 3% | 28% | 73 | 2 °C | 0% | 95% | 8.4 † |
| February | 8% | 24% | 53 | 4 °C | 0% | 89% | 9.9 † |
| March | 32% | 26% | 54 | 8 °C | 0% | 63% | 11.7 |
| April | 60% | 24% | 47 | 14 °C | 0% | 29% | 13.8 |
| May | 69% | 28% | 71 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.5 |
| June | 68% | 29% | 80 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.5 |
| July | 65% | 28% | 92 | 24 °C | 7% | 0% | 16.1 |
| August | 65% | 29% | 98 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.5 |
| September | 74% | 25% | 70 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.5 |
| October | 60% | 24% | 65 | 13 °C | 0% | 24% | 10.6 † |
| November | 22% | 22% | 57 | 7 °C | 0% | 73% | 8.8 † |
| December | 4% | 26% | 65 | 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 Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen | Headwind > 15 km/h, Neustadt in Sachsen → Freiberg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +7.2 | 1% | 25% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| February | +5.5 | 2% | 21% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| March | +4.5 | 4% | 18% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| April | +2.1 | 4% | 11% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| May | +1.8 | 3% | 10% | either |
| June | +3.2 | 1% | 10% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| July | +5.1 | 0% | 13% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| August | +3.8 | 0% | 9% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| September | +3.1 | 2% | 10% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| October | +4.6 | 1% | 14% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| November | +5.5 | 1% | 17% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
| December | +7.2 | 1% | 23% | Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 848–874 | NE | +3.1 |
| 874–899 | E | +3.5 |
| 899–924 | E | +3.0 |
| 924–950 | E | +3.0 |
| 950–963 | NE | +2.7 |
Other stages
- Aachen → Bonn 137 km
- Bonn → Siegen 131 km
- Siegen → Stadtallendorf 110 km
- Stadtallendorf → Heringen 116 km
- Heringen → Erfurt 118 km
- Erfurt → Gera 115 km
- Gera → Freiberg 124 km
- Freiberg → Neustadt in Sachsen 115 km
- Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau 72 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.