EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Latvia, stage 1: near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta
On stage 1 (near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta, 114 km) the best month is June: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.8 km/h on average; 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 | 0% | 24% | 60 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.5 † |
| February | 0% | 18% | 40 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.4 † |
| March | 6% | 17% | 36 | 4 °C | 0% | 94% | 11.6 |
| April | 35% | 15% | 31 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 14.2 |
| May | 71% | 18% | 41 | 14 °C | 0% | 16% | 16.4 |
| June | 81% | 19% | 54 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.7 |
| July | 73% | 26% | 80 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.1 |
| August | 69% | 30% | 89 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.1 |
| September | 76% | 23% | 69 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.7 |
| October | 48% | 27% | 80 | 11 °C | 0% | 33% | 10.2 † |
| November | 10% | 25% | 63 | 7 °C | 0% | 86% | 8.0 † |
| December | 0% | 28% | 64 | 3 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.9 † |
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 → near Pāvilosta, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Pāvilosta → near Šventoji | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +5.3 | 10% | 28% | near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta |
| February | +4.4 | 10% | 24% | near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta |
| March | +2.3 | 12% | 21% | near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta |
| April | −1.0 | 18% | 15% | either |
| May | −0.2 | 14% | 12% | either |
| June | +0.8 | 11% | 12% | either |
| July | +0.7 | 10% | 11% | either |
| August | +3.3 | 7% | 17% | near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta |
| September | +3.0 | 9% | 20% | near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta |
| October | +5.1 | 10% | 28% | near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta |
| November | +6.8 | 7% | 29% | near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta |
| December | +7.3 | 8% | 33% | near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | N | −0.3 |
| 25–50 | N | −2.2 |
| 50–77 | NE | +2.8 |
| 77–102 | N | +1.5 |
| 102–115 | NE | +3.1 |
Other stages
- near Šventoji → near Pāvilosta 114 km
- near Pāvilosta → Ventspils 110 km
- Ventspils → Talsi 146 km
- Talsi → Riga 138 km
- Riga → Limbaži 115 km
- Limbaži → Ainaži 63 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.