EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Norway, stage 5: Kleppe → Flekkefjord
On stage 5 (Kleppe → Flekkefjord, 128 km) the best month is June: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Kleppe → Flekkefjord meant an average tailwind of 6.2 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% | 43% | 190 | 4 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.0 † |
| February | 0% | 40% | 146 | 4 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.2 † |
| March | 4% | 31% | 110 | 5 °C | 0% | 96% | 11.6 |
| April | 27% | 28% | 77 | 9 °C | 0% | 70% | 14.3 |
| May | 55% | 28% | 91 | 12 °C | 0% | 29% | 16.8 |
| June | 72% | 27% | 92 | 15 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.3 |
| July | 65% | 35% | 135 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.6 |
| August | 59% | 41% | 178 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.4 |
| September | 57% | 42% | 194 | 15 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.7 |
| October | 35% | 46% | 218 | 11 °C | 0% | 29% | 10.1 † |
| November | 8% | 44% | 211 | 7 °C | 0% | 78% | 7.7 † |
| December | 0% | 45% | 212 | 5 °C | 0% | 97% | 6.4 † |
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 Kleppe → Flekkefjord, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kleppe → Flekkefjord | Headwind > 15 km/h, Flekkefjord → Kleppe | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.1 | 29% | 22% | Flekkefjord → Kleppe |
| February | −3.2 | 30% | 19% | Flekkefjord → Kleppe |
| March | −0.2 | 26% | 24% | either |
| April | +2.1 | 19% | 26% | Kleppe → Flekkefjord |
| May | +3.9 | 17% | 31% | Kleppe → Flekkefjord |
| June | +6.2 | 13% | 34% | Kleppe → Flekkefjord |
| July | +5.1 | 13% | 31% | Kleppe → Flekkefjord |
| August | +1.9 | 19% | 25% | either |
| September | +0.4 | 25% | 25% | either |
| October | −1.8 | 28% | 21% | either |
| November | −2.8 | 29% | 19% | Flekkefjord → Kleppe |
| December | −1.8 | 26% | 20% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 452–477 | S | +3.4 |
| 477–502 | SE | +6.8 |
| 502–527 | SE | +6.1 |
| 527–552 | E | +7.5 |
| 552–580 | SE | +7.2 |
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.