EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Norway, stage 6: Flekkefjord → Lyngdal
On stage 6 (Flekkefjord → Lyngdal, 114 km) the best month is June: 71% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.8 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% | 39% | 185 | 3 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.1 † |
| February | 0% | 38% | 143 | 3 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.2 † |
| March | 6% | 28% | 106 | 5 °C | 0% | 94% | 11.6 |
| April | 32% | 26% | 74 | 9 °C | 0% | 66% | 14.3 |
| May | 62% | 27% | 94 | 13 °C | 0% | 22% | 16.7 |
| June | 71% | 29% | 99 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 18.2 |
| July | 64% | 36% | 136 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.6 |
| August | 58% | 42% | 171 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.3 |
| September | 60% | 39% | 172 | 15 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.7 |
| October | 32% | 44% | 192 | 11 °C | 0% | 37% | 10.1 † |
| November | 6% | 40% | 190 | 7 °C | 0% | 87% | 7.7 † |
| December | 0% | 42% | 200 | 4 °C | 0% | 99% | 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 Flekkefjord → Lyngdal, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Flekkefjord → Lyngdal | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lyngdal → Flekkefjord | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.4 | 19% | 20% | either |
| February | −0.2 | 18% | 17% | either |
| March | +0.5 | 17% | 18% | either |
| April | +0.7 | 11% | 15% | either |
| May | +1.0 | 12% | 17% | either |
| June | +1.8 | 8% | 20% | either |
| July | +1.5 | 7% | 18% | either |
| August | +0.6 | 10% | 16% | either |
| September | +0.3 | 16% | 18% | either |
| October | 0.0 | 19% | 19% | either |
| November | −0.1 | 20% | 20% | either |
| December | +0.5 | 20% | 20% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 580–605 | E | +7.3 |
| 605–631 | SW | −5.0 |
| 631–656 | SW | −5.0 |
| 656–681 | E | +7.3 |
| 681–694 | E | +6.9 |
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.