Oder-Neisse Cycle Route, stage 3: Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder)
On stage 3 (Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder), 152 km) the best month is September: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.5 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% | 23% | 54 | 3 °C | 0% | 94% | 8.2 † |
| February | 10% | 19% | 40 | 5 °C | 0% | 87% | 9.8 † |
| March | 33% | 23% | 42 | 9 °C | 0% | 61% | 11.7 |
| April | 67% | 19% | 34 | 15 °C | 0% | 22% | 13.9 |
| May | 76% | 22% | 51 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 15.7 |
| June | 72% | 22% | 55 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 16.8 |
| July | 63% | 26% | 84 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 16.4 |
| August | 69% | 21% | 64 | 24 °C | 10% | 0% | 14.7 |
| September | 80% | 18% | 48 | 20 °C | 2% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 70% | 19% | 50 | 14 °C | 0% | 15% | 10.5 † |
| November | 28% | 17% | 47 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 8.6 † |
| December | 6% | 19% | 46 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 7.7 † |
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 Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder), km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder) | Headwind > 15 km/h, Schwedt (Oder) → Eisenhüttenstadt | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.2 | 5% | 10% | Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder) |
| February | +1.4 | 6% | 8% | either |
| March | −0.1 | 6% | 6% | either |
| April | −1.7 | 9% | 4% | either |
| May | −1.3 | 7% | 5% | either |
| June | −1.9 | 6% | 2% | either |
| July | −1.9 | 5% | 2% | either |
| August | +0.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| September | +0.5 | 4% | 4% | either |
| October | +2.5 | 4% | 7% | Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder) |
| November | +3.4 | 3% | 8% | Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder) |
| December | +3.3 | 4% | 10% | Eisenhüttenstadt → Schwedt (Oder) |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 244–269 | NW | −0.2 |
| 269–294 | N | +0.9 |
| 294–320 | N | +1.8 |
| 320–345 | NW | −1.3 |
| 345–370 | NW | −0.9 |
| 370–396 | NE | +2.8 |
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.