Pilgerroute, stage 4: Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück
On stage 4 (Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück, 122 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück meant an average tailwind of 4.6 km/h (ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7% | 30% | 74 | 5 °C | 0% | 87% | 8.2 † |
| February | 15% | 25% | 63 | 6 °C | 0% | 79% | 9.8 † |
| March | 41% | 27% | 57 | 10 °C | 0% | 50% | 11.7 |
| April | 65% | 25% | 46 | 15 °C | 0% | 18% | 13.8 |
| May | 71% | 28% | 64 | 19 °C | 1% | 2% | 15.7 |
| June | 72% | 25% | 67 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.7 |
| July | 61% | 29% | 82 | 24 °C | 11% | 0% | 16.3 |
| August | 63% | 29% | 81 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 14.6 |
| September | 77% | 21% | 57 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 68% | 25% | 71 | 15 °C | 0% | 10% | 10.5 † |
| November | 32% | 26% | 65 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 8.7 † |
| December | 10% | 28% | 74 | 6 °C | 0% | 83% | 7.8 † |
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 Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück | Headwind > 15 km/h, Osnabrück → Lüdinghausen | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +7.8 | 2% | 29% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| February | +6.0 | 5% | 24% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| March | +3.4 | 5% | 17% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| April | +1.1 | 6% | 12% | either |
| May | +1.5 | 4% | 12% | either |
| June | +2.8 | 2% | 12% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| July | +5.3 | 1% | 16% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| August | +5.8 | 1% | 16% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| September | +4.6 | 2% | 16% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| October | +6.5 | 2% | 21% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| November | +7.3 | 1% | 25% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
| December | +8.8 | 2% | 30% | Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 378–403 | NE | +5.0 |
| 403–428 | N | +3.2 |
| 428–454 | NE | +5.3 |
| 454–479 | NE | +5.2 |
| 479–500 | N | +4.1 |
Other stages
- Aachen → Bonn 137 km
- Bonn → Duisburg 121 km
- Duisburg → Lüdinghausen 123 km
- Lüdinghausen → Osnabrück 122 km
- Osnabrück → Goldenstedt 113 km
- Goldenstedt → Zeven 118 km
- Zeven → Wedel 112 km
- Wedel → Rendsburg 130 km
- Rendsburg → Flensburg 96 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.