Balatoni bringakör: clockwise or anticlockwise, and when to ride
The best month for Balatoni bringakör is September: 79% of days were dry in riding hours with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either way round — under 2 km/h on average (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
This route is a loop: the two directions are clockwise and anticlockwise.
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9% | 14% | 42 | 4 °C | 0% | 90% | 8.9 † |
| February | 23% | 17% | 46 | 6 °C | 0% | 75% | 10.2 † |
| March | 53% | 15% | 45 | 11 °C | 0% | 40% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 17% | 39 | 17 °C | 0% | 10% | 13.5 |
| May | 74% | 26% | 79 | 21 °C | 1% | 1% | 15.0 |
| June | 64% | 23% | 68 | 25 °C | 14% | 0% | 15.8 |
| July | 56% | 19% | 65 | 27 °C | 29% | 0% | 15.5 |
| August | 58% | 17% | 63 | 27 °C | 26% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 79% | 18% | 74 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 79% | 14% | 58 | 16 °C | 0% | 9% | 10.8 † |
| November | 40% | 17% | 55 | 10 °C | 0% | 54% | 9.3 † |
| December | 7% | 15% | 49 | 5 °C | 0% | 91% | 8.6 † |
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, clockwise, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, clockwise | Headwind > 15 km/h, anticlockwise | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.2 | 2% | 3% | either |
| February | +0.1 | 3% | 3% | either |
| March | +0.1 | 4% | 5% | either |
| April | +0.1 | 3% | 4% | either |
| May | 0.0 | 2% | 3% | either |
| June | +0.1 | 1% | 2% | either |
| July | +0.2 | 1% | 2% | either |
| August | +0.1 | 0% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.1 | 1% | 2% | either |
| October | +0.1 | 2% | 2% | either |
| November | +0.1 | 2% | 2% | either |
| December | +0.2 | 2% | 3% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | SW | +0.7 |
| 25–51 | SW | +1.1 |
| 51–76 | W | −0.1 |
| 76–101 | E | −1.1 |
| 101–126 | NE | −1.1 |
| 126–152 | NE | −0.6 |
| 152–177 | NE | −0.3 |
| 177–202 | S | +2.0 |
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.