EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Hungary: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Hungary is October: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.2 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 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 | 9% | 15% | 40 | 4 °C | 0% | 89% | 8.9 † |
| February | 25% | 18% | 42 | 7 °C | 0% | 72% | 10.2 † |
| March | 56% | 16% | 43 | 12 °C | 0% | 35% | 11.8 |
| April | 78% | 17% | 39 | 18 °C | 0% | 8% | 13.5 |
| May | 73% | 26% | 74 | 22 °C | 2% | 1% | 15.1 |
| June | 58% | 22% | 67 | 26 °C | 21% | 0% | 15.9 |
| July | 46% | 18% | 55 | 29 °C | 40% | 0% | 15.6 |
| August | 49% | 16% | 57 | 28 °C | 36% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 77% | 17% | 66 | 23 °C | 7% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 82% | 14% | 52 | 17 °C | 0% | 6% | 10.8 † |
| November | 43% | 16% | 49 | 10 °C | 0% | 50% | 9.3 † |
| December | 9% | 15% | 45 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 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 Hercegszántó → Rajka, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hercegszántó → Rajka | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rajka → Hercegszántó | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.2 | 7% | 3% | either |
| February | −1.6 | 9% | 4% | either |
| March | −2.1 | 10% | 5% | Rajka → Hercegszántó |
| April | −1.8 | 9% | 5% | either |
| May | −2.0 | 8% | 3% | Rajka → Hercegszántó |
| June | −2.5 | 6% | 2% | Rajka → Hercegszántó |
| July | −3.3 | 8% | 1% | Rajka → Hercegszántó |
| August | −2.1 | 5% | 1% | Rajka → Hercegszántó |
| September | −1.7 | 6% | 2% | either |
| October | −0.2 | 6% | 4% | either |
| November | +0.5 | 5% | 4% | either |
| December | −0.6 | 7% | 4% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 4 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Hercegszántó → Rajka in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hercegszántó → Bátya | 114 | October | 0.0 |
| 2. Bátya → Budapest | 147 | October | +0.2 |
| 3. Budapest → Komárno | 125 | October | −0.4 |
| 4. Komárno → Rajka | 102 | October | −0.9 |
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.