Vilnius - Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda, stage 1: near Kaunas → near Elektrėnai
On stage 1 (near Kaunas → near Elektrėnai, 119 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.2 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% | 53 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.8 † |
| February | 0% | 20% | 38 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.6 † |
| March | 16% | 19% | 36 | 6 °C | 0% | 81% | 11.7 |
| April | 56% | 22% | 43 | 12 °C | 0% | 35% | 14.0 |
| May | 69% | 28% | 63 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 16.1 |
| June | 70% | 28% | 71 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 17.2 |
| July | 62% | 34% | 102 | 23 °C | 5% | 0% | 16.8 |
| August | 67% | 29% | 79 | 23 °C | 5% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 79% | 19% | 49 | 18 °C | 0% | 3% | 12.6 |
| October | 49% | 22% | 57 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 10.4 † |
| November | 8% | 19% | 48 | 5 °C | 0% | 90% | 8.3 † |
| December | 0% | 20% | 48 | 1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.3 † |
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 Kaunas → near Elektrėnai, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Kaunas → near Elektrėnai | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Elektrėnai → near Kaunas | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.3 | 10% | 10% | either |
| February | −0.1 | 9% | 10% | either |
| March | +1.2 | 7% | 11% | either |
| April | +1.8 | 6% | 11% | either |
| May | +1.2 | 5% | 8% | either |
| June | +2.1 | 4% | 9% | near Kaunas → near Elektrėnai |
| July | +2.0 | 3% | 7% | either |
| August | +0.7 | 4% | 6% | either |
| September | +0.2 | 6% | 8% | either |
| October | −0.2 | 9% | 9% | either |
| November | −1.3 | 10% | 7% | either |
| December | −0.6 | 10% | 9% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | SW | −3.4 |
| 2–27 | S | −1.1 |
| 27–52 | S | −2.4 |
| 52–79 | SE | +0.5 |
| 79–104 | E | +2.5 |
| 104–119 | NE | +2.6 |
Other stages
- near Kaunas → near Elektrėnai 119 km
- near Elektrėnai → Kaišiadorys 91 km
- Kaišiadorys → Jurbarkas 146 km
- Jurbarkas → Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda 98 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.