Nasjonal sykkelrute 1, Etappe 5: Bergen- Lindesnes, stage 3: Nærbø → Jørpeland
On stage 3 (Nærbø → Jørpeland, 130 km) the best month is June: 67% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Nærbø → Jørpeland meant an average tailwind of 2.3 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% | 45% | 199 | 4 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.0 † |
| February | 0% | 41% | 158 | 4 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.2 † |
| March | 3% | 36% | 123 | 6 °C | 0% | 96% | 11.6 |
| April | 27% | 33% | 91 | 9 °C | 0% | 69% | 14.3 |
| May | 50% | 32% | 103 | 12 °C | 0% | 32% | 16.9 |
| June | 67% | 32% | 105 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 18.4 |
| July | 59% | 41% | 152 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.7 |
| August | 56% | 44% | 192 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.4 |
| September | 53% | 46% | 216 | 15 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.7 |
| October | 33% | 48% | 234 | 11 °C | 0% | 31% | 10.1 † |
| November | 8% | 45% | 220 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 7.6 † |
| December | 0% | 48% | 231 | 5 °C | 0% | 97% | 6.2 † |
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 Nærbø → Jørpeland, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Nærbø → Jørpeland | Headwind > 15 km/h, Jørpeland → Nærbø | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.7 | 15% | 19% | either |
| February | +0.8 | 14% | 18% | either |
| March | +1.1 | 12% | 16% | either |
| April | +1.3 | 11% | 15% | either |
| May | +1.7 | 12% | 16% | either |
| June | +2.3 | 11% | 15% | Nærbø → Jørpeland |
| July | +2.6 | 10% | 14% | Nærbø → Jørpeland |
| August | +2.7 | 11% | 16% | Nærbø → Jørpeland |
| September | +2.3 | 12% | 18% | Nærbø → Jørpeland |
| October | +1.6 | 14% | 19% | either |
| November | +0.9 | 13% | 18% | either |
| December | +1.5 | 12% | 19% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 248–274 | N | −3.9 |
| 274–299 | N | −1.6 |
| 299–324 | E | +5.9 |
| 324–350 | SE | +8.1 |
| 350–375 | NE | +3.1 |
| 375–378 | NE | +2.7 |
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.