Tailwind Atlas

Cycle routes in Norway: which way and when

Norway: 19 routes with wind, rain and heat by month. The best month is most often June (9/19); data: ERA5 2006–2025.

ERA5 2006–2025 · OpenStreetMap · Methodology and sources

Routes

RouteLengthBest monthsBest way
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Norway3,030 kmJulyeither
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Norway1,276 kmJuneBergen → near Halden
Nasjonal sykkelrute 1 (Bergen–Trondheim)996 kmJune–July (peak July)either
EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Norway797 kmJune–August (peak June)either
Nasjonal sykkelrute 1, Etappe 5: Bergen- Lindesnes726 kmJuneBergen → near Spangereid
Nasjonal sykkelrute 1 (Tromsø – Bodø)667 kmJulyeither
Nasjonal sykkelrute 5558 kmJune, August (peak June)either
Nasjonal sykkelrute 4541 kmJune, August (peak June)either
Nasjonal sykkelrute 1 (Bodø – Terråk)494 kmJulyeither
Nasjonal sykkelrute 1 Etappe 6470 kmMay–June, September (peak June)Spangereid → Moss
Nasjonal sykkelrute 7 Lillehammer-Trondheim440 kmJune–August (peak August)either
Nasjonal sykkelrute 9391 kmJune, September (peak September)near Halden → Innbygda
Nasjonal sykkelrute 2338 kmJuneeither
Nasjonal sykkelrute 1 (Terråk – Trondheim)320 kmJune–August (peak July)either
Nasjonal sykkelrute 1 (Alta – Tromsø)305 kmJuly–August (peak July)either
Eurovelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Norway280 kmJulyeither
Nasjonal sykkelrute 3 (Kr.sand-Haukeli)253 kmJune–July (peak June)either
Nasjonal sykkelrute 7 (Oslo-Lillehammer)200 kmJune, September (peak September)Ensjø → Lillehammer
Nasjonal sykkelrute 3 (Røldal - Hjelmeland)116 kmJuneeither

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.