EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Norway, stage 7: Lyngdal → Kristiansand
On stage 7 (Lyngdal → Kristiansand, 104 km) the best month is June: 70% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Lyngdal → Kristiansand meant an average tailwind of 5.0 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% | 36% | 161 | 2 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.1 † |
| February | 1% | 33% | 124 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 9.3 † |
| March | 8% | 26% | 96 | 5 °C | 0% | 92% | 11.6 |
| April | 37% | 27% | 70 | 10 °C | 0% | 60% | 14.3 |
| May | 66% | 28% | 98 | 14 °C | 0% | 16% | 16.7 |
| June | 70% | 30% | 104 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 18.1 |
| July | 62% | 38% | 138 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.5 |
| August | 60% | 40% | 159 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.3 |
| September | 64% | 36% | 152 | 15 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.7 |
| October | 38% | 38% | 160 | 10 °C | 0% | 39% | 10.1 † |
| November | 5% | 36% | 157 | 6 °C | 0% | 89% | 7.8 † |
| December | 0% | 39% | 165 | 3 °C | 0% | 99% | 6.5 † |
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 Lyngdal → Kristiansand, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lyngdal → Kristiansand | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kristiansand → Lyngdal | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.4 | 16% | 19% | either |
| February | +0.5 | 15% | 17% | either |
| March | +1.2 | 17% | 19% | either |
| April | +1.5 | 13% | 17% | either |
| May | +2.4 | 12% | 19% | Lyngdal → Kristiansand |
| June | +5.0 | 7% | 23% | Lyngdal → Kristiansand |
| July | +5.1 | 6% | 24% | Lyngdal → Kristiansand |
| August | +3.9 | 8% | 20% | Lyngdal → Kristiansand |
| September | +2.4 | 13% | 22% | Lyngdal → Kristiansand |
| October | +1.6 | 15% | 19% | either |
| November | +0.3 | 17% | 17% | either |
| December | +2.5 | 12% | 20% | Lyngdal → Kristiansand |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 694–719 | SE | +4.7 |
| 719–744 | E | +4.5 |
| 744–769 | NE | +5.5 |
| 769–794 | NE | +5.5 |
| 794–798 | NE | +5.6 |
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.