Oder-Neisse Cycle Route, stage 2: Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt
On stage 2 (Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt, 126 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 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 | 4% | 24% | 59 | 3 °C | 0% | 93% | 8.3 † |
| February | 11% | 19% | 44 | 5 °C | 0% | 86% | 9.9 † |
| March | 36% | 22% | 45 | 9 °C | 0% | 57% | 11.7 |
| April | 67% | 20% | 36 | 15 °C | 0% | 20% | 13.8 |
| May | 74% | 24% | 55 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 15.6 |
| June | 70% | 23% | 64 | 24 °C | 9% | 0% | 16.6 |
| July | 59% | 27% | 81 | 25 °C | 16% | 0% | 16.2 |
| August | 67% | 21% | 73 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 79% | 18% | 55 | 20 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 70% | 20% | 55 | 14 °C | 0% | 15% | 10.5 † |
| November | 30% | 18% | 50 | 8 °C | 0% | 63% | 8.7 † |
| December | 7% | 20% | 51 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 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 Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt | Headwind > 15 km/h, Eisenhüttenstadt → Rothenburg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.3 | 4% | 8% | Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt |
| February | +1.3 | 4% | 5% | either |
| March | −0.1 | 4% | 4% | either |
| April | −1.6 | 6% | 3% | either |
| May | −1.2 | 5% | 3% | either |
| June | −1.7 | 4% | 2% | either |
| July | −2.0 | 3% | 1% | Eisenhüttenstadt → Rothenburg |
| August | 0.0 | 2% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.3 | 3% | 2% | either |
| October | +2.4 | 3% | 5% | Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt |
| November | +3.4 | 1% | 6% | Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt |
| December | +3.6 | 2% | 9% | Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 118–143 | NW | −0.8 |
| 143–169 | N | −0.2 |
| 169–194 | NW | −0.6 |
| 194–219 | N | +2.1 |
| 219–244 | N | +0.8 |
Other stages
- Nová Ves nad Nisou → Rothenburg 118 km
- Rothenburg → Eisenhüttenstadt 126 km
- Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder) 152 km
- Schwedt (Oder) → Ueckermünde 127 km
- Ueckermünde → Ahlbeck 90 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.