Nasjonal sykkelrute 1, Etappe 5: Bergen- Lindesnes, stage 2: Flekkefjord → Nærbø
On stage 2 (Flekkefjord → Nærbø, 116 km) the best month is June: 72% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Nærbø → Flekkefjord meant an average tailwind of 6.9 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% | 7.1 † |
| February | 0% | 40% | 146 | 4 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.2 † |
| March | 4% | 31% | 110 | 5 °C | 0% | 96% | 11.6 |
| April | 28% | 28% | 77 | 9 °C | 0% | 70% | 14.3 |
| May | 56% | 28% | 91 | 12 °C | 0% | 28% | 16.8 |
| June | 72% | 27% | 92 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.3 |
| July | 65% | 35% | 135 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.6 |
| August | 59% | 41% | 177 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.4 |
| September | 57% | 42% | 193 | 15 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.7 |
| October | 35% | 46% | 218 | 11 °C | 0% | 29% | 10.1 † |
| November | 7% | 44% | 211 | 7 °C | 0% | 79% | 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 Flekkefjord → Nærbø, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Flekkefjord → Nærbø | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nærbø → Flekkefjord | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.0 | 23% | 29% | either |
| February | +3.1 | 20% | 30% | Flekkefjord → Nærbø |
| March | 0.0 | 25% | 26% | either |
| April | −2.5 | 27% | 19% | Nærbø → Flekkefjord |
| May | −4.4 | 32% | 16% | Nærbø → Flekkefjord |
| June | −6.9 | 36% | 12% | Nærbø → Flekkefjord |
| July | −5.9 | 33% | 12% | Nærbø → Flekkefjord |
| August | −2.6 | 26% | 18% | Nærbø → Flekkefjord |
| September | −0.9 | 27% | 24% | either |
| October | +1.4 | 22% | 28% | either |
| November | +2.6 | 20% | 30% | Flekkefjord → Nærbø |
| December | +1.4 | 22% | 27% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 132–157 | W | −7.6 |
| 157–182 | W | −7.4 |
| 182–207 | NW | −6.2 |
| 207–233 | NW | −6.9 |
| 233–248 | NW | −6.5 |
Other stages
- near Spangereid → Flekkefjord 132 km
- Flekkefjord → Nærbø 116 km
- Nærbø → Jørpeland 130 km
- Jørpeland → Haugesund 150 km
- Haugesund → near Austevoll 125 km
- near Austevoll → Bergen 72 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.