Mittelland-Route (Aachen – Zittau), stage 9: Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau
On stage 9 (Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau, 72 km) the best month is September: 74% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau meant an average tailwind of 2.2 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 | 2% | 28% | 68 | 2 °C | 0% | 96% | 8.4 † |
| February | 6% | 23% | 51 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 9.9 † |
| March | 31% | 25% | 53 | 8 °C | 0% | 64% | 11.7 |
| April | 59% | 24% | 46 | 13 °C | 0% | 29% | 13.8 |
| May | 68% | 29% | 73 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.5 |
| June | 69% | 28% | 85 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.5 |
| July | 64% | 30% | 95 | 24 °C | 7% | 0% | 16.1 |
| August | 65% | 29% | 109 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 14.5 |
| September | 74% | 25% | 70 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.5 |
| October | 58% | 24% | 63 | 13 °C | 0% | 25% | 10.6 † |
| November | 20% | 22% | 55 | 7 °C | 0% | 76% | 8.8 † |
| December | 3% | 25% | 60 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 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 Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau | Headwind > 15 km/h, Zittau → Neustadt in Sachsen | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.0 | 3% | 16% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| February | +2.8 | 3% | 15% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| March | +3.3 | 4% | 15% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| April | +2.8 | 3% | 13% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| May | +2.4 | 3% | 12% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| June | +3.9 | 1% | 11% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| July | +5.4 | 0% | 13% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| August | +3.0 | 0% | 7% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| September | +2.2 | 2% | 9% | Neustadt in Sachsen → Zittau |
| October | +1.4 | 3% | 10% | either |
| November | +1.0 | 3% | 10% | either |
| December | +1.9 | 3% | 13% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 962–987 | E | +2.9 |
| 987–1,013 | SE | +2.3 |
| 1,013–1,035 | SE | +1.4 |
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.