EuroVelo 14 - Waters of Central Europe Route: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 14 - Waters of Central Europe Route is October: 73% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.4 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 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 | 5% | 19% | 53 | 2 °C | 0% | 94% | 8.9 † |
| February | 17% | 18% | 50 | 5 °C | 0% | 81% | 10.2 † |
| March | 45% | 20% | 56 | 10 °C | 0% | 49% | 11.8 |
| April | 67% | 24% | 56 | 15 °C | 0% | 19% | 13.6 |
| May | 61% | 38% | 106 | 19 °C | 1% | 7% | 15.1 |
| June | 53% | 35% | 101 | 24 °C | 13% | 1% | 15.9 |
| July | 47% | 32% | 99 | 26 °C | 25% | 0% | 15.6 |
| August | 51% | 28% | 93 | 25 °C | 23% | 1% | 14.2 |
| September | 72% | 24% | 90 | 20 °C | 3% | 4% | 12.5 |
| October | 73% | 19% | 68 | 15 °C | 0% | 16% | 10.8 † |
| November | 33% | 19% | 61 | 8 °C | 0% | 63% | 9.2 † |
| December | 4% | 18% | 56 | 3 °C | 0% | 95% | 8.5 † |
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 Lend → Debrecen, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lend → Debrecen | Headwind > 15 km/h, Debrecen → Lend | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.4 | 1% | 3% | either |
| February | +0.9 | 1% | 3% | either |
| March | +1.0 | 2% | 5% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 2% | 4% | either |
| May | +0.2 | 1% | 3% | either |
| June | +0.6 | 1% | 3% | either |
| July | +1.1 | 0% | 2% | either |
| August | +0.2 | 0% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.1 | 1% | 2% | either |
| October | +0.4 | 1% | 2% | either |
| November | +0.4 | 1% | 2% | either |
| December | +1.2 | 1% | 2% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 9 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Lend → Debrecen in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lend → Haus im Ennstal | 110 | September | +0.8 |
| 2. Haus im Ennstal → Leoben | 136 | September | +1.1 |
| 3. Leoben → Gleisdorf | 118 | September | 0.0 |
| 4. Gleisdorf → Vasvár | 133 | October | −0.1 |
| 5. Vasvár → Balatonfüred | 139 | October | +0.2 |
| 6. Balatonfüred → Budapest XI. kerület | 151 | October | +0.9 |
| 7. Budapest XI. kerület → Gyöngyös | 102 | October | +0.4 |
| 8. Gyöngyös → Tiszafüred | 118 | October | +0.1 |
| 9. Tiszafüred → Debrecen | 100 | October | +0.2 |
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.