EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Latvia, stage 3: Ventspils → Talsi
On stage 3 (Ventspils → Talsi, 146 km) the best month is June: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Ventspils → Talsi meant an average tailwind of 2.5 km/h (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% | 19% | 50 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.2 † |
| February | 0% | 16% | 34 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.3 † |
| March | 6% | 17% | 34 | 4 °C | 0% | 94% | 11.6 |
| April | 30% | 18% | 36 | 9 °C | 0% | 66% | 14.2 |
| May | 68% | 19% | 43 | 14 °C | 0% | 17% | 16.6 |
| June | 78% | 22% | 60 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.0 |
| July | 72% | 27% | 80 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.4 |
| August | 69% | 30% | 84 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.3 |
| September | 75% | 24% | 61 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.7 |
| October | 47% | 23% | 67 | 11 °C | 0% | 38% | 10.2 † |
| November | 8% | 20% | 54 | 6 °C | 0% | 89% | 7.8 † |
| December | 0% | 20% | 50 | 3 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.6 † |
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 Ventspils → Talsi, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Ventspils → Talsi | Headwind > 15 km/h, Talsi → Ventspils | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.7 | 18% | 20% | either |
| February | +0.7 | 15% | 19% | either |
| March | +1.6 | 13% | 19% | either |
| April | +1.9 | 11% | 19% | either |
| May | +1.4 | 10% | 15% | either |
| June | +2.5 | 8% | 17% | Ventspils → Talsi |
| July | +2.3 | 7% | 17% | Ventspils → Talsi |
| August | +1.6 | 10% | 16% | either |
| September | +1.4 | 12% | 19% | either |
| October | +1.3 | 16% | 22% | either |
| November | +0.4 | 17% | 18% | either |
| December | +1.0 | 19% | 22% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 224–250 | NE | +3.5 |
| 250–275 | E | +5.5 |
| 275–302 | NE | +3.6 |
| 302–327 | S | +1.8 |
| 327–352 | S | +0.3 |
| 352–370 | S | −0.6 |
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.