EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Norway, stage 3: near Haugesund → Jørpeland
On stage 3 (near Haugesund → Jørpeland, 115 km) the best month is June: 61% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding near Haugesund → Jørpeland meant an average tailwind of 2.2 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 | 0% | 45% | 218 | 3 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.9 † |
| February | 0% | 42% | 179 | 3 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.1 † |
| March | 6% | 40% | 147 | 6 °C | 0% | 94% | 11.6 |
| April | 34% | 37% | 113 | 10 °C | 0% | 59% | 14.4 |
| May | 53% | 38% | 125 | 14 °C | 0% | 24% | 16.9 |
| June | 61% | 39% | 128 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 18.5 |
| July | 49% | 50% | 176 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.8 |
| August | 51% | 49% | 205 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.5 |
| September | 50% | 49% | 229 | 15 °C | 0% | 4% | 12.7 |
| October | 30% | 47% | 243 | 11 °C | 0% | 40% | 10.0 † |
| November | 7% | 43% | 226 | 7 °C | 0% | 83% | 7.5 † |
| December | 0% | 48% | 258 | 4 °C | 0% | 98% | 6.2 † |
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 near Haugesund → Jørpeland, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Haugesund → Jørpeland | Headwind > 15 km/h, Jørpeland → near Haugesund | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.3 | 11% | 4% | Jørpeland → near Haugesund |
| February | −2.9 | 10% | 3% | Jørpeland → near Haugesund |
| March | −1.4 | 7% | 3% | either |
| April | +0.4 | 4% | 5% | either |
| May | +1.3 | 4% | 4% | either |
| June | +2.2 | 3% | 5% | near Haugesund → Jørpeland |
| July | +1.6 | 2% | 3% | either |
| August | 0.0 | 4% | 2% | either |
| September | −0.8 | 6% | 3% | either |
| October | −2.2 | 9% | 3% | Jørpeland → near Haugesund |
| November | −2.8 | 9% | 3% | Jørpeland → near Haugesund |
| December | −3.4 | 10% | 3% | Jørpeland → near Haugesund |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 226–251 | SE | +4.0 |
| 251–276 | E | +5.5 |
| 276–301 | SE | +2.5 |
| 301–327 | SW | −4.8 |
| 327–341 | SE | +5.4 |
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.