EuroVelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Latvia, stage 2: Sigulda → Madona
On stage 2 (Sigulda → Madona, 138 km) the best month is September: 70% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.0 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% | 25% | 58 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.4 † |
| February | 0% | 21% | 44 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.4 † |
| March | 9% | 22% | 43 | 4 °C | 0% | 90% | 11.6 |
| April | 46% | 24% | 47 | 11 °C | 0% | 49% | 14.2 |
| May | 66% | 28% | 62 | 17 °C | 0% | 11% | 16.5 |
| June | 67% | 32% | 79 | 20 °C | 1% | 0% | 17.8 |
| July | 61% | 37% | 91 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 17.3 |
| August | 66% | 32% | 92 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 15.2 |
| September | 70% | 27% | 59 | 16 °C | 0% | 5% | 12.7 |
| October | 34% | 28% | 72 | 9 °C | 0% | 54% | 10.2 † |
| November | 3% | 22% | 59 | 4 °C | 0% | 96% | 7.9 † |
| December | 0% | 25% | 56 | 0 °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 Sigulda → Madona, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Sigulda → Madona | Headwind > 15 km/h, Madona → Sigulda | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.2 | 9% | 9% | either |
| February | +0.2 | 6% | 10% | either |
| March | +2.0 | 7% | 14% | either |
| April | +2.4 | 6% | 14% | Sigulda → Madona |
| May | +1.8 | 5% | 10% | either |
| June | +3.0 | 4% | 13% | Sigulda → Madona |
| July | +2.3 | 4% | 9% | Sigulda → Madona |
| August | +1.4 | 4% | 7% | either |
| September | +1.0 | 7% | 10% | either |
| October | +1.0 | 8% | 10% | either |
| November | −0.3 | 7% | 8% | either |
| December | +0.4 | 8% | 10% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 128–153 | SE | +0.5 |
| 153–178 | E | +2.9 |
| 178–203 | E | +2.4 |
| 203–229 | SW | −3.8 |
| 229–254 | E | +2.3 |
| 254–266 | E | +2.3 |
Other stages
- Valga → Sigulda 129 km
- Sigulda → Madona 138 km
- Madona → Rēzekne 120 km
- Rēzekne → near Dagda 118 km
- near Dagda → Daugavpils 116 km
- Daugavpils → near Daugavpils 59 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.