Pilgerroute, stage 5: Osnabrück → Goldenstedt
On stage 5 (Osnabrück → Goldenstedt, 113 km) the best month is September: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Osnabrück → Goldenstedt meant an average tailwind of 4.0 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 | 6% | 27% | 72 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 8.2 † |
| February | 13% | 24% | 58 | 6 °C | 0% | 82% | 9.8 † |
| March | 38% | 26% | 53 | 10 °C | 0% | 54% | 11.7 |
| April | 63% | 26% | 46 | 14 °C | 0% | 19% | 13.9 |
| May | 72% | 27% | 61 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 15.7 |
| June | 72% | 26% | 68 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 16.8 |
| July | 60% | 31% | 82 | 23 °C | 11% | 0% | 16.4 |
| August | 63% | 30% | 77 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 14.7 |
| September | 77% | 21% | 53 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 69% | 24% | 70 | 14 °C | 0% | 10% | 10.5 † |
| November | 30% | 24% | 61 | 9 °C | 0% | 59% | 8.6 † |
| December | 10% | 27% | 70 | 6 °C | 0% | 84% | 7.7 † |
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 Osnabrück → Goldenstedt, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Osnabrück → Goldenstedt | Headwind > 15 km/h, Goldenstedt → Osnabrück | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +6.7 | 2% | 24% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
| February | +5.4 | 3% | 20% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
| March | +2.8 | 4% | 14% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
| April | +0.7 | 4% | 9% | either |
| May | +0.8 | 3% | 9% | either |
| June | +2.0 | 1% | 9% | either |
| July | +3.8 | 1% | 11% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
| August | +4.5 | 1% | 12% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
| September | +4.0 | 2% | 14% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
| October | +5.8 | 2% | 17% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
| November | +6.5 | 1% | 20% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
| December | +7.7 | 1% | 25% | Osnabrück → Goldenstedt |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 500–525 | N | +3.8 |
| 525–550 | NE | +5.1 |
| 550–576 | N | +1.6 |
| 576–601 | NE | +5.2 |
| 601–613 | NE | +4.7 |
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.