Vilnius - Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda, stage 2: near Elektrėnai → Kaišiadorys
On stage 2 (near Elektrėnai → Kaišiadorys, 91 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.1 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% | 54 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.8 † |
| February | 0% | 20% | 38 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.6 † |
| March | 16% | 21% | 37 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 11.7 |
| April | 55% | 22% | 44 | 12 °C | 0% | 35% | 14.0 |
| May | 68% | 29% | 66 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 16.1 |
| June | 69% | 29% | 71 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 17.3 |
| July | 62% | 34% | 104 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 16.8 |
| August | 67% | 28% | 81 | 23 °C | 5% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 78% | 20% | 50 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 12.6 |
| October | 46% | 23% | 59 | 11 °C | 0% | 44% | 10.4 † |
| November | 7% | 19% | 50 | 5 °C | 0% | 91% | 8.3 † |
| December | 0% | 20% | 49 | 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 Elektrėnai → Kaišiadorys, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Elektrėnai → Kaišiadorys | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kaišiadorys → near Elektrėnai | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.0 | 13% | 9% | either |
| February | −1.0 | 13% | 7% | either |
| March | −2.4 | 14% | 7% | Kaišiadorys → near Elektrėnai |
| April | −2.5 | 14% | 6% | Kaišiadorys → near Elektrėnai |
| May | −1.4 | 10% | 6% | either |
| June | −3.0 | 12% | 3% | Kaišiadorys → near Elektrėnai |
| July | −2.9 | 10% | 3% | Kaišiadorys → near Elektrėnai |
| August | −1.7 | 8% | 4% | either |
| September | −1.1 | 11% | 6% | either |
| October | −1.2 | 13% | 8% | either |
| November | −0.2 | 10% | 8% | either |
| December | −1.2 | 12% | 7% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 125–129 | NE | +3.1 |
| 129–155 | W | −2.8 |
| 155–180 | W | −2.2 |
| 180–205 | N | +1.1 |
| 205–216 | NW | −1.0 |
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.