Top Biking Trail 2 - NORTH DISCOVERIES, stage 3: Nikšić → near Kolašin
On stage 3 (Nikšić → near Kolašin, 141 km) the best month is September: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 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 | 2% | 31% | 167 | 3 °C | 0% | 98% | 9.4 † |
| February | 11% | 32% | 145 | 5 °C | 0% | 89% | 10.5 † |
| March | 30% | 36% | 162 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 11.8 |
| April | 52% | 39% | 109 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 13.3 |
| May | 52% | 48% | 119 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 14.6 |
| June | 58% | 40% | 80 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 60% | 29% | 63 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 64% | 24% | 50 | 26 °C | 12% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 72% | 27% | 105 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 12.4 |
| October | 69% | 24% | 124 | 15 °C | 0% | 13% | 10.9 † |
| November | 38% | 30% | 207 | 10 °C | 0% | 52% | 9.7 † |
| December | 3% | 28% | 167 | 4 °C | 0% | 95% | 9.0 † |
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 Nikšić → near Kolašin, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nikšić → near Kolašin | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Kolašin → Nikšić | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.4 | 1% | 0% | either |
| February | −0.5 | 2% | 1% | either |
| March | −0.3 | 2% | 1% | either |
| April | 0.0 | 1% | 1% | either |
| May | +0.4 | 0% | 1% | either |
| June | −0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | −0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.3 | 1% | 0% | either |
| October | −0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | +0.6 | 0% | 1% | either |
| December | −0.5 | 0% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 250–275 | E | −1.2 |
| 275–300 | E | −0.5 |
| 300–325 | NE | +0.4 |
| 325–351 | NE | +0.3 |
| 351–376 | N | −0.4 |
| 376–388 | NE | −0.3 |
| 388–391 | W | −0.8 |
Other stages
- Bijelo Polje → near Nikšić 136 km
- near Nikšić → Nikšić 116 km
- Nikšić → near Kolašin 141 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.