Paneuropa Route: which way and when to ride
The best month for Paneuropa Route is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 1.7 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Also passes through France, Czechia
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5% | 26% | 73 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 8.6 † |
| February | 15% | 24% | 57 | 6 °C | 0% | 81% | 10.1 † |
| March | 40% | 25% | 60 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 11.7 |
| April | 65% | 25% | 52 | 15 °C | 0% | 20% | 13.7 |
| May | 68% | 30% | 81 | 18 °C | 0% | 3% | 15.3 |
| June | 68% | 26% | 74 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 16.2 |
| July | 62% | 26% | 73 | 25 °C | 13% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 64% | 25% | 75 | 24 °C | 12% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 77% | 21% | 63 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 12.5 |
| October | 66% | 22% | 64 | 14 °C | 0% | 17% | 10.7 † |
| November | 26% | 24% | 67 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 9.0 † |
| December | 7% | 27% | 78 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 8.2 † |
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 Paris → Hořovice, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Paris → Hořovice | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hořovice → Paris | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.4 | 2% | 18% | Paris → Hořovice |
| February | +3.0 | 4% | 16% | Paris → Hořovice |
| March | +2.2 | 5% | 15% | Paris → Hořovice |
| April | +0.6 | 5% | 8% | either |
| May | +1.5 | 4% | 9% | either |
| June | +2.2 | 2% | 7% | Paris → Hořovice |
| July | +4.3 | 1% | 11% | Paris → Hořovice |
| August | +3.5 | 1% | 7% | Paris → Hořovice |
| September | +1.7 | 3% | 8% | either |
| October | +2.1 | 2% | 10% | Paris → Hořovice |
| November | +3.0 | 2% | 13% | Paris → Hořovice |
| December | +4.4 | 2% | 16% | Paris → Hořovice |
Stages
The route is split into 11 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Paris → Hořovice in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Paris → Épernay | 59 | September | +2.2 |
| 2. Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois | 85 | September | +0.8 |
| 3. Ligny-en-Barrois → Dombasle-sur-Meurthe | 70 | September | +1.8 |
| 4. Dombasle-sur-Meurthe → Strasbourg | 132 | September | +1.8 |
| 5. Strasbourg → Bruchsal | 112 | September | +1.4 |
| 6. Bruchsal → Heilbronn | 147 | September | +1.2 |
| 7. Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber | 127 | September | +2.2 |
| 8. Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg | 96 | September | +2.3 |
| 9. Nuremberg → Weiden | 126 | September | +1.6 |
| 10. Weiden → Stříbro | 125 | September | +1.8 |
| 11. Stříbro → Hořovice | 134 | September | +2.0 |
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.