Nasjonal sykkelrute 7 Lillehammer-Trondheim, stage 1: Lillehammer → Otta
On stage 1 (Lillehammer → Otta, 118 km) the best month is June: 61% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.6 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% | 23% | 58 | -7 °C | 0% | 100% | 6.3 † |
| February | 0% | 16% | 41 | -4 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.8 † |
| March | 1% | 17% | 42 | 0 °C | 0% | 99% | 11.5 |
| April | 12% | 19% | 43 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 14.6 |
| May | 40% | 34% | 82 | 11 °C | 0% | 49% | 17.5 |
| June | 61% | 37% | 98 | 16 °C | 0% | 8% | 19.4 |
| July | 55% | 45% | 127 | 17 °C | 0% | 2% | 18.6 |
| August | 58% | 41% | 125 | 15 °C | 0% | 3% | 15.8 |
| September | 48% | 28% | 87 | 11 °C | 0% | 36% | 12.8 |
| October | 6% | 24% | 79 | 5 °C | 0% | 93% | 9.8 † |
| November | 0% | 23% | 67 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.0 † |
| December | 0% | 23% | 56 | -6 °C | 0% | 100% | 5.4 † |
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 Lillehammer → Otta, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lillehammer → Otta | Headwind > 15 km/h, Otta → Lillehammer | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.9 | 2% | 1% | either |
| February | +0.1 | 1% | 2% | either |
| March | +0.2 | 3% | 2% | either |
| April | −0.9 | 6% | 1% | either |
| May | +0.1 | 3% | 2% | either |
| June | +0.6 | 3% | 2% | either |
| July | +1.7 | 1% | 1% | either |
| August | +2.5 | 1% | 2% | Lillehammer → Otta |
| September | +1.9 | 2% | 3% | either |
| October | +1.5 | 2% | 3% | either |
| November | +0.1 | 2% | 2% | either |
| December | −1.2 | 1% | 2% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in June, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | N | +1.5 |
| 25–51 | NW | +1.3 |
| 51–76 | NW | 0.0 |
| 76–101 | NW | −0.2 |
| 101–118 | NW | 0.0 |
Other stages
- Lillehammer → Otta 118 km
- Otta → near Dombås 110 km
- near Dombås → near Berkåk 110 km
- near Berkåk → Trondheim 101 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.