Paneuropa Route, stage 5: Strasbourg → Bruchsal
On stage 5 (Strasbourg → Bruchsal, 112 km) the best month is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.4 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 | 8% | 29% | 88 | 5 °C | 0% | 85% | 8.7 † |
| February | 21% | 27% | 69 | 7 °C | 0% | 74% | 10.1 † |
| March | 46% | 26% | 69 | 11 °C | 0% | 43% | 11.7 |
| April | 67% | 26% | 58 | 16 °C | 0% | 15% | 13.6 |
| May | 68% | 30% | 90 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 15.2 |
| June | 67% | 24% | 77 | 24 °C | 10% | 0% | 16.1 |
| July | 58% | 25% | 76 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 61% | 24% | 73 | 25 °C | 16% | 0% | 14.3 |
| September | 76% | 21% | 65 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 70% | 22% | 73 | 15 °C | 0% | 11% | 10.7 † |
| November | 32% | 26% | 79 | 9 °C | 0% | 58% | 9.1 † |
| December | 10% | 32% | 97 | 6 °C | 0% | 83% | 8.3 † |
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 Strasbourg → Bruchsal, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Strasbourg → Bruchsal | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bruchsal → Strasbourg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +5.2 | 2% | 21% | Strasbourg → Bruchsal |
| February | +3.8 | 5% | 18% | Strasbourg → Bruchsal |
| March | +1.9 | 6% | 16% | either |
| April | −0.2 | 6% | 8% | either |
| May | +0.6 | 6% | 8% | either |
| June | +0.8 | 3% | 6% | either |
| July | +3.2 | 1% | 8% | Strasbourg → Bruchsal |
| August | +3.2 | 0% | 6% | Strasbourg → Bruchsal |
| September | +1.4 | 3% | 8% | either |
| October | +2.8 | 2% | 11% | Strasbourg → Bruchsal |
| November | +4.2 | 1% | 15% | Strasbourg → Bruchsal |
| December | +5.7 | 2% | 19% | Strasbourg → Bruchsal |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 482–487 | S | +0.3 |
| 487–512 | NE | +1.3 |
| 512–537 | NE | +1.6 |
| 537–563 | NE | +2.1 |
| 563–588 | NE | +1.0 |
| 588–594 | NE | +0.7 |
Other stages
- Paris → Épernay 59 km
- Épernay → Ligny-en-Barrois 85 km
- Ligny-en-Barrois → Dombasle-sur-Meurthe 70 km
- Dombasle-sur-Meurthe → Strasbourg 132 km
- Strasbourg → Bruchsal 112 km
- Bruchsal → Heilbronn 147 km
- Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber 127 km
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg 96 km
- Nuremberg → Weiden 126 km
- Weiden → Stříbro 125 km
- Stříbro → Hořovice 134 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.