Paneuropa Route, stage 7: Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber
On stage 7 (Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 127 km) the best month is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber meant an average tailwind of 2.2 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 | 5% | 28% | 82 | 3 °C | 0% | 93% | 8.6 † |
| February | 13% | 27% | 65 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 10.1 † |
| March | 38% | 27% | 66 | 10 °C | 0% | 55% | 11.7 |
| April | 64% | 26% | 54 | 15 °C | 0% | 22% | 13.7 |
| May | 69% | 29% | 87 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.3 |
| June | 67% | 27% | 77 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.2 |
| July | 62% | 26% | 75 | 24 °C | 13% | 0% | 15.8 |
| August | 64% | 25% | 72 | 24 °C | 12% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 76% | 22% | 62 | 19 °C | 1% | 1% | 12.5 |
| October | 66% | 22% | 68 | 14 °C | 0% | 18% | 10.7 † |
| November | 24% | 25% | 72 | 8 °C | 0% | 69% | 9.0 † |
| December | 5% | 31% | 89 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 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 Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Heilbronn | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +5.4 | 2% | 22% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| February | +3.6 | 4% | 18% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| March | +2.8 | 5% | 17% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| April | +1.0 | 4% | 9% | either |
| May | +2.0 | 3% | 10% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| June | +2.5 | 1% | 7% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| July | +4.8 | 1% | 12% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| August | +4.0 | 0% | 7% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| September | +2.2 | 2% | 8% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| October | +2.7 | 1% | 11% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| November | +3.6 | 1% | 14% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| December | +5.2 | 2% | 18% | Heilbronn → Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 743–768 | E | +2.1 |
| 768–793 | E | +2.5 |
| 793–818 | E | +2.3 |
| 818–844 | NE | +1.6 |
| 844–870 | NE | +2.5 |
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.