Pilgerroute, stage 7: Zeven → Wedel
On stage 7 (Zeven → Wedel, 112 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Zeven → Wedel meant an average tailwind of 2.6 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 | 4% | 27% | 70 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.0 † |
| February | 8% | 24% | 55 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 9.7 † |
| March | 31% | 23% | 50 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 11.7 |
| April | 63% | 25% | 47 | 14 °C | 0% | 23% | 13.9 |
| May | 71% | 27% | 69 | 18 °C | 0% | 3% | 15.9 |
| June | 71% | 28% | 75 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 17.0 |
| July | 60% | 33% | 86 | 23 °C | 8% | 0% | 16.5 |
| August | 63% | 32% | 78 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 78% | 21% | 56 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 66% | 25% | 67 | 14 °C | 0% | 12% | 10.4 † |
| November | 25% | 23% | 59 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 8.5 † |
| December | 8% | 26% | 67 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 7.5 † |
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 Zeven → Wedel, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Zeven → Wedel | Headwind > 15 km/h, Wedel → Zeven | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.0 | 7% | 21% | Zeven → Wedel |
| February | +3.0 | 8% | 18% | Zeven → Wedel |
| March | +1.9 | 10% | 15% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 10% | 11% | either |
| May | +0.7 | 10% | 12% | either |
| June | +1.7 | 7% | 11% | either |
| July | +2.7 | 6% | 12% | Zeven → Wedel |
| August | +2.9 | 4% | 13% | Zeven → Wedel |
| September | +2.6 | 6% | 14% | Zeven → Wedel |
| October | +3.4 | 5% | 15% | Zeven → Wedel |
| November | +3.7 | 4% | 16% | Zeven → Wedel |
| December | +4.5 | 4% | 19% | Zeven → Wedel |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 730–755 | E | +4.0 |
| 755–780 | NE | +5.2 |
| 780–806 | NE | +5.2 |
| 806–831 | NW | −2.6 |
| 831–842 | NW | −0.7 |
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.