EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Latvia: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Latvia is June: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In June the wind barely favours either direction — on average 1.6 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 | 0% | 21% | 54 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.3 † |
| February | 0% | 18% | 37 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.4 † |
| March | 8% | 18% | 36 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 11.6 |
| April | 38% | 19% | 37 | 10 °C | 0% | 57% | 14.2 |
| May | 70% | 21% | 47 | 15 °C | 0% | 14% | 16.5 |
| June | 76% | 23% | 63 | 19 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.9 |
| July | 69% | 30% | 84 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 17.3 |
| August | 68% | 31% | 87 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.2 |
| September | 75% | 24% | 61 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.7 |
| October | 45% | 25% | 70 | 11 °C | 0% | 39% | 10.2 † |
| November | 8% | 21% | 55 | 6 °C | 0% | 90% | 7.9 † |
| December | 0% | 23% | 53 | 2 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.7 † |
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 near Šventoji → Ainaži, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Šventoji → Ainaži | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ainaži → near Šventoji | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +3.0 | 11% | 21% | near Šventoji → Ainaži |
| February | +2.5 | 9% | 18% | near Šventoji → Ainaži |
| March | +2.1 | 10% | 18% | near Šventoji → Ainaži |
| April | +0.9 | 11% | 15% | either |
| May | +0.6 | 9% | 11% | either |
| June | +1.6 | 8% | 13% | either |
| July | +1.5 | 7% | 12% | either |
| August | +2.2 | 6% | 14% | near Šventoji → Ainaži |
| September | +2.2 | 9% | 17% | near Šventoji → Ainaži |
| October | +3.1 | 11% | 21% | near Šventoji → Ainaži |
| November | +3.3 | 9% | 20% | near Šventoji → Ainaži |
| December | +3.9 | 10% | 24% | near Šventoji → Ainaži |
Stages
The route is split into 6 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind near Šventoji → Ainaži in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta | 114 | June | +0.8 |
| 2. near Pāvilosta → Ventspils | 110 | June | +1.4 |
| 3. Ventspils → Talsi | 146 | June | +2.5 |
| 4. Talsi → Riga | 138 | September | +3.2 |
| 5. Riga → Limbaži | 115 | September | +2.0 |
| 6. Limbaži → Ainaži | 63 | June | −3.1 |
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.