Vilnius - Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda, stage 3: Kaišiadorys → Jurbarkas
On stage 3 (Kaišiadorys → Jurbarkas, 146 km) the best month is September: 78% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys meant an average tailwind of 2.0 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 | 1% | 24% | 53 | -1 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.8 † |
| February | 0% | 19% | 38 | 1 °C | 0% | 99% | 9.6 † |
| March | 17% | 18% | 36 | 6 °C | 0% | 81% | 11.7 |
| April | 56% | 21% | 41 | 12 °C | 0% | 35% | 14.0 |
| May | 72% | 25% | 59 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 16.1 |
| June | 71% | 27% | 69 | 22 °C | 3% | 0% | 17.3 |
| July | 62% | 33% | 101 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.8 |
| August | 67% | 29% | 80 | 23 °C | 5% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 78% | 20% | 46 | 18 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.6 |
| October | 51% | 22% | 58 | 11 °C | 0% | 38% | 10.3 † |
| November | 9% | 18% | 50 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 8.3 † |
| December | 1% | 20% | 48 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.2 † |
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 Kaišiadorys → Jurbarkas, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kaišiadorys → Jurbarkas | Headwind > 15 km/h, Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.2 | 15% | 6% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| February | −2.1 | 15% | 5% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| March | −3.4 | 17% | 6% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| April | −3.4 | 18% | 5% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| May | −2.0 | 13% | 6% | either |
| June | −4.2 | 17% | 2% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| July | −4.2 | 15% | 2% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| August | −2.7 | 12% | 2% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| September | −2.0 | 14% | 5% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| October | −2.4 | 15% | 6% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
| November | −1.4 | 12% | 5% | either |
| December | −2.7 | 14% | 5% | Jurbarkas → Kaišiadorys |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 255–281 | W | −2.2 |
| 281–306 | W | −2.5 |
| 306–331 | W | −1.8 |
| 331–356 | NW | −0.6 |
| 356–382 | W | −2.1 |
| 382–401 | W | −2.9 |
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.