Vilnius - Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda, stage 4: Jurbarkas → Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda
On stage 4 (Jurbarkas → Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda, 98 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (2.0 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
← Vilnius - Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda (Whole route)
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | 23% | 59 | 0 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.7 † |
| February | 1% | 20% | 43 | 1 °C | 0% | 99% | 9.6 † |
| March | 16% | 19% | 38 | 6 °C | 0% | 82% | 11.7 |
| April | 55% | 20% | 36 | 12 °C | 0% | 37% | 14.0 |
| May | 74% | 22% | 56 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 16.1 |
| June | 74% | 24% | 67 | 21 °C | 2% | 0% | 17.4 |
| July | 63% | 33% | 101 | 23 °C | 5% | 0% | 16.9 |
| August | 66% | 31% | 84 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 15.0 |
| September | 79% | 20% | 55 | 18 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.6 |
| October | 55% | 23% | 63 | 12 °C | 0% | 32% | 10.3 † |
| November | 12% | 21% | 55 | 6 °C | 0% | 84% | 8.2 † |
| December | 1% | 23% | 54 | 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 Jurbarkas → Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Jurbarkas → Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda → Jurbarkas | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.4 | 15% | 10% | either |
| February | −1.5 | 16% | 9% | either |
| March | −3.2 | 19% | 8% | Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda → Jurbarkas |
| April | −3.7 | 21% | 6% | Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda → Jurbarkas |
| May | −2.7 | 16% | 6% | Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda → Jurbarkas |
| June | −4.8 | 20% | 3% | Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda → Jurbarkas |
| July | −4.9 | 19% | 3% | Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda → Jurbarkas |
| August | −3.0 | 14% | 3% | Kaunas - Šilutė - Klaipėda → Jurbarkas |
| September | −2.0 | 16% | 7% | either |
| October | −1.8 | 17% | 9% | either |
| November | −0.4 | 12% | 9% | either |
| December | −1.8 | 14% | 8% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 401–428 | W | −2.7 |
| 428–454 | W | −2.2 |
| 454–481 | NW | −1.5 |
| 481–499 | NW | −1.5 |
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.