EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Norway, stage 2: Leirvik → near Haugesund
On stage 2 (Leirvik → near Haugesund, 116 km) the best month is June: 65% 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).
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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% | 47% | 220 | 4 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.8 † |
| February | 0% | 44% | 183 | 4 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.1 † |
| March | 4% | 41% | 158 | 6 °C | 0% | 96% | 11.6 |
| April | 28% | 34% | 116 | 9 °C | 0% | 66% | 14.4 |
| May | 51% | 34% | 125 | 13 °C | 0% | 28% | 17.0 |
| June | 65% | 34% | 128 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 18.6 |
| July | 56% | 44% | 177 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.9 |
| August | 53% | 47% | 227 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.5 |
| September | 51% | 48% | 245 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.7 |
| October | 33% | 49% | 272 | 11 °C | 0% | 31% | 10.0 † |
| November | 7% | 47% | 245 | 7 °C | 0% | 79% | 7.5 † |
| December | 0% | 52% | 269 | 5 °C | 0% | 97% | 6.0 † |
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 Leirvik → near Haugesund, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Leirvik → near Haugesund | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Haugesund → Leirvik | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.2 | 17% | 7% | near Haugesund → Leirvik |
| February | −3.1 | 17% | 6% | near Haugesund → Leirvik |
| March | −1.6 | 12% | 7% | either |
| April | +0.6 | 9% | 10% | either |
| May | +1.5 | 8% | 11% | either |
| June | +2.0 | 7% | 12% | either |
| July | +1.2 | 6% | 9% | either |
| August | −0.6 | 10% | 7% | either |
| September | −1.6 | 13% | 7% | either |
| October | −2.7 | 17% | 7% | near Haugesund → Leirvik |
| November | −2.8 | 15% | 6% | near Haugesund → Leirvik |
| December | −3.5 | 16% | 6% | near Haugesund → Leirvik |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 110–135 | W | −6.4 |
| 135–161 | S | +6.0 |
| 161–186 | S | +1.1 |
| 186–211 | E | +6.2 |
| 211–226 | SE | +3.5 |
Other stages
- Bergen → Leirvik 110 km
- Leirvik → near Haugesund 116 km
- near Haugesund → Jørpeland 115 km
- Jørpeland → Kleppe 113 km
- Kleppe → Flekkefjord 128 km
- Flekkefjord → Lyngdal 114 km
- Lyngdal → Kristiansand 104 km
- Kristiansand → Tvedestrand 116 km
- Tvedestrand → near Porsgrunn 116 km
- near Porsgrunn → Tønsberg 110 km
- Tønsberg → near Halden 132 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.