Nasjonal sykkelrute 5, stage 3: Rødberg → Gol
On stage 3 (Rødberg → Gol, 112 km) the best month is August: 60% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.7 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% | 25% | 70 | -5 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.5 † |
| February | 0% | 21% | 51 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.0 † |
| March | 1% | 21% | 54 | 0 °C | 0% | 99% | 11.6 |
| April | 11% | 21% | 48 | 4 °C | 0% | 89% | 14.5 |
| May | 35% | 31% | 72 | 10 °C | 0% | 59% | 17.2 |
| June | 60% | 35% | 95 | 14 °C | 0% | 14% | 19.0 |
| July | 58% | 42% | 116 | 16 °C | 0% | 2% | 18.2 |
| August | 60% | 38% | 108 | 15 °C | 0% | 5% | 15.7 |
| September | 43% | 29% | 97 | 11 °C | 0% | 45% | 12.8 |
| October | 4% | 27% | 86 | 5 °C | 0% | 95% | 9.9 † |
| November | 0% | 26% | 78 | -1 °C | 0% | 99% | 7.2 † |
| December | 0% | 28% | 76 | -4 °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 Rødberg → Gol, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Rødberg → Gol | Headwind > 15 km/h, Gol → Rødberg | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.0 | 3% | 4% | either |
| February | +1.2 | 2% | 3% | either |
| March | +0.9 | 4% | 5% | either |
| April | +0.5 | 5% | 3% | either |
| May | +0.5 | 4% | 3% | either |
| June | +0.9 | 4% | 3% | either |
| July | +1.3 | 2% | 2% | either |
| August | +1.7 | 1% | 3% | either |
| September | +1.5 | 4% | 4% | either |
| October | +1.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| November | +0.9 | 2% | 3% | either |
| December | +1.3 | 2% | 4% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in August, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 217–242 | NW | +1.0 |
| 242–268 | NW | +0.2 |
| 268–293 | NE | +3.4 |
| 293–318 | NE | +2.3 |
| 318–329 | E | +1.7 |
Other stages
- Larvik → Kongsberg 106 km
- Kongsberg → Rødberg 112 km
- Rødberg → Gol 112 km
- Gol → near Vang 112 km
- near Vang → Vinstra 116 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.