Pilgerroute, stage 8: Wedel → Rendsburg
On stage 8 (Wedel → Rendsburg, 130 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Wedel → Rendsburg meant an average tailwind of 2.4 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 | 3% | 27% | 68 | 4 °C | 0% | 94% | 7.9 † |
| February | 6% | 23% | 54 | 5 °C | 0% | 92% | 9.7 † |
| March | 26% | 23% | 49 | 8 °C | 0% | 69% | 11.7 |
| April | 59% | 24% | 45 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 13.9 |
| May | 71% | 27% | 68 | 17 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.9 |
| June | 72% | 27% | 71 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.1 |
| July | 64% | 32% | 80 | 22 °C | 5% | 0% | 16.6 |
| August | 66% | 31% | 76 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.8 |
| September | 78% | 22% | 57 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 66% | 25% | 70 | 14 °C | 0% | 12% | 10.4 † |
| November | 24% | 23% | 59 | 8 °C | 0% | 67% | 8.4 † |
| December | 6% | 26% | 68 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 7.4 † |
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 Wedel → Rendsburg, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Wedel → Rendsburg | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rendsburg → Wedel | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.0 | 4% | 16% | Wedel → Rendsburg |
| February | +3.3 | 5% | 14% | Wedel → Rendsburg |
| March | +1.2 | 6% | 10% | either |
| April | −0.6 | 7% | 6% | either |
| May | −0.7 | 6% | 6% | either |
| June | −0.3 | 5% | 5% | either |
| July | +0.9 | 4% | 6% | either |
| August | +2.1 | 3% | 6% | Wedel → Rendsburg |
| September | +2.4 | 4% | 10% | Wedel → Rendsburg |
| October | +4.3 | 4% | 13% | Wedel → Rendsburg |
| November | +4.8 | 3% | 15% | Wedel → Rendsburg |
| December | +5.1 | 3% | 17% | Wedel → Rendsburg |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 842–867 | N | +4.2 |
| 867–892 | NE | +4.4 |
| 892–918 | N | +3.3 |
| 918–943 | N | +1.8 |
| 943–968 | NW | −1.7 |
| 968–972 | N | +2.4 |
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.