EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Norway, stage 5: Hamar → Oslo
On stage 5 (Hamar → Oslo, 142 km) the best month is September: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Oslo → Hamar meant an average tailwind of 2.8 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% | 23% | 68 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.6 † |
| February | 0% | 19% | 54 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.0 † |
| March | 10% | 16% | 47 | 4 °C | 0% | 90% | 11.6 |
| April | 43% | 18% | 47 | 10 °C | 0% | 55% | 14.5 |
| May | 66% | 27% | 75 | 15 °C | 0% | 15% | 17.2 |
| June | 69% | 31% | 88 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 18.9 |
| July | 64% | 35% | 114 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 18.2 |
| August | 63% | 37% | 116 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.7 |
| September | 72% | 25% | 88 | 15 °C | 0% | 4% | 12.7 |
| October | 29% | 24% | 85 | 9 °C | 0% | 63% | 9.9 † |
| November | 3% | 25% | 79 | 3 °C | 0% | 95% | 7.3 † |
| December | 0% | 23% | 67 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.8 † |
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 Hamar → Oslo, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hamar → Oslo | Headwind > 15 km/h, Oslo → Hamar | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.2 | 5% | 2% | either |
| February | −1.2 | 5% | 1% | either |
| March | −1.3 | 6% | 3% | either |
| April | −0.1 | 4% | 4% | either |
| May | −1.2 | 6% | 3% | either |
| June | −2.1 | 5% | 2% | Oslo → Hamar |
| July | −2.7 | 4% | 1% | Oslo → Hamar |
| August | −3.1 | 6% | 1% | Oslo → Hamar |
| September | −2.8 | 7% | 2% | Oslo → Hamar |
| October | −2.0 | 7% | 2% | either |
| November | −0.8 | 6% | 3% | either |
| December | −0.9 | 7% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 498–524 | SE | −2.0 |
| 524–549 | S | −2.8 |
| 549–574 | S | −3.3 |
| 574–599 | S | −3.1 |
| 599–624 | SW | −3.2 |
| 624–639 | W | −1.8 |
| 639–640 | SW | −2.6 |
Other stages
- Trondheim → Oppdal 149 km
- Oppdal → near Dombås 116 km
- near Dombås → Ringebu 115 km
- Ringebu → Hamar 121 km
- Hamar → Oslo 142 km
- Oslo → near Halden 155 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.