Radroute Saar-Mosel-Main, stage 2: Trier → Cochem
On stage 2 (Trier → Cochem, 141 km) the best month is September: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Trier → Cochem meant an average tailwind of 2.6 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 | 3% | 27% | 77 | 3 °C | 0% | 94% | 8.5 † |
| February | 9% | 26% | 60 | 5 °C | 0% | 89% | 10.0 † |
| March | 33% | 29% | 65 | 9 °C | 0% | 60% | 11.7 |
| April | 61% | 26% | 53 | 14 °C | 0% | 27% | 13.7 |
| May | 66% | 32% | 79 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.4 |
| June | 66% | 31% | 78 | 21 °C | 3% | 0% | 16.3 |
| July | 66% | 28% | 70 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 15.9 |
| August | 68% | 27% | 71 | 22 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.4 |
| September | 80% | 20% | 65 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.5 |
| October | 62% | 23% | 71 | 13 °C | 0% | 19% | 10.6 † |
| November | 19% | 28% | 70 | 8 °C | 0% | 73% | 8.9 † |
| December | 4% | 27% | 82 | 5 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.1 † |
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 Trier → Cochem, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Trier → Cochem | Headwind > 15 km/h, Cochem → Trier | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +6.2 | 2% | 25% | Trier → Cochem |
| February | +4.9 | 6% | 22% | Trier → Cochem |
| March | +2.4 | 6% | 18% | Trier → Cochem |
| April | +0.2 | 6% | 11% | either |
| May | +1.3 | 5% | 11% | either |
| June | +1.8 | 3% | 11% | either |
| July | +4.4 | 1% | 15% | Trier → Cochem |
| August | +4.6 | 1% | 12% | Trier → Cochem |
| September | +2.6 | 3% | 11% | Trier → Cochem |
| October | +4.5 | 2% | 16% | Trier → Cochem |
| November | +6.0 | 2% | 21% | Trier → Cochem |
| December | +7.0 | 2% | 24% | Trier → Cochem |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 120–145 | E | +2.8 |
| 145–170 | NE | +2.6 |
| 170–196 | NE | +2.7 |
| 196–221 | NE | +3.0 |
| 221–246 | NE | +2.9 |
| 246–261 | N | +1.0 |
Other stages
- Sarreguemines → Trier 120 km
- Trier → Cochem 141 km
- Cochem → Mainz 153 km
- Mainz → Miltenberg 132 km
- Miltenberg → Würzburg 132 km
- Würzburg → Haßfurt 121 km
- Haßfurt → Bayreuth 133 km
- Bayreuth → Hohenberg an der Eger 85 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.