Paneuropa Route, stage 8: Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg
On stage 8 (Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg, 96 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg meant an average tailwind of 2.3 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 | 5% | 25% | 67 | 3 °C | 0% | 93% | 8.6 † |
| February | 12% | 24% | 53 | 5 °C | 0% | 85% | 10.1 † |
| March | 36% | 25% | 55 | 9 °C | 0% | 57% | 11.7 |
| April | 63% | 25% | 48 | 15 °C | 0% | 22% | 13.7 |
| May | 69% | 30% | 79 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.3 |
| June | 68% | 26% | 72 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.2 |
| July | 60% | 27% | 74 | 24 °C | 13% | 0% | 15.9 |
| August | 62% | 26% | 76 | 24 °C | 12% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 77% | 22% | 65 | 19 °C | 1% | 1% | 12.5 |
| October | 64% | 21% | 59 | 14 °C | 0% | 21% | 10.7 † |
| November | 22% | 22% | 62 | 8 °C | 0% | 72% | 9.0 † |
| December | 5% | 27% | 72 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nuremberg → Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +5.9 | 2% | 24% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| February | +3.9 | 4% | 20% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| March | +3.1 | 5% | 19% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| April | +1.2 | 5% | 11% | either |
| May | +2.0 | 4% | 12% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| June | +3.0 | 1% | 9% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| July | +5.3 | 0% | 14% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| August | +4.1 | 0% | 8% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| September | +2.3 | 2% | 9% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| October | +2.8 | 1% | 12% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| November | +3.7 | 1% | 16% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
| December | +5.5 | 2% | 20% | Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Nuremberg |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 869–894 | E | +2.4 |
| 894–919 | E | +2.4 |
| 919–944 | E | +2.2 |
| 944–965 | E | +2.1 |
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.