Ostseeküsten-Radweg, stage 5: Wismar → Zingst
On stage 5 (Wismar → Zingst, 135 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Wismar → Zingst meant an average tailwind of 5.3 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% | 24% | 58 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 7.9 † |
| February | 5% | 20% | 44 | 4 °C | 0% | 94% | 9.7 † |
| March | 22% | 20% | 42 | 8 °C | 0% | 74% | 11.7 |
| April | 57% | 21% | 40 | 12 °C | 0% | 34% | 14.0 |
| May | 74% | 23% | 56 | 16 °C | 0% | 5% | 16.0 |
| June | 75% | 25% | 65 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.1 |
| July | 68% | 29% | 78 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 16.7 |
| August | 71% | 28% | 72 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 78% | 22% | 55 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 67% | 23% | 63 | 13 °C | 0% | 14% | 10.4 † |
| November | 23% | 22% | 53 | 8 °C | 0% | 70% | 8.4 † |
| December | 5% | 22% | 56 | 5 °C | 0% | 91% | 7.4 † |
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 Wismar → Zingst, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Wismar → Zingst | Headwind > 15 km/h, Zingst → Wismar | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +8.9 | 6% | 37% | Wismar → Zingst |
| February | +6.5 | 10% | 32% | Wismar → Zingst |
| March | +4.6 | 11% | 26% | Wismar → Zingst |
| April | +1.2 | 15% | 18% | either |
| May | +1.3 | 14% | 18% | either |
| June | +3.7 | 7% | 20% | Wismar → Zingst |
| July | +5.9 | 5% | 25% | Wismar → Zingst |
| August | +6.1 | 4% | 26% | Wismar → Zingst |
| September | +5.3 | 8% | 27% | Wismar → Zingst |
| October | +7.0 | 6% | 31% | Wismar → Zingst |
| November | +8.0 | 5% | 33% | Wismar → Zingst |
| December | +10.0 | 4% | 39% | Wismar → Zingst |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 480–505 | NE | +5.4 |
| 505–531 | NE | +5.5 |
| 531–557 | E | +5.2 |
| 557–583 | NE | +5.2 |
| 583–609 | NE | +5.4 |
| 609–615 | E | +5.0 |
Other stages
- Flensburg → Eckernförde 118 km
- Eckernförde → Oldenburg in Holstein 122 km
- Oldenburg in Holstein → Grossenbrode 103 km
- Grossenbrode → Wismar 138 km
- Wismar → Zingst 135 km
- Zingst → Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald 96 km
- Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald → Swinemünde 89 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.