EuroVelo 2 – Capitals Route (Poland): which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 2 – Capitals Route (Poland) is September: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In September the wind barely favours either direction — on average 2.0 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2% | 21% | 50 | 1 °C | 0% | 97% | 8.2 † |
| February | 5% | 18% | 38 | 3 °C | 0% | 94% | 9.8 † |
| March | 29% | 20% | 38 | 8 °C | 0% | 66% | 11.7 |
| April | 64% | 20% | 37 | 14 °C | 0% | 25% | 13.8 |
| May | 72% | 26% | 65 | 19 °C | 0% | 3% | 15.7 |
| June | 69% | 26% | 65 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.8 |
| July | 62% | 28% | 85 | 25 °C | 12% | 0% | 16.3 |
| August | 66% | 23% | 73 | 24 °C | 12% | 0% | 14.7 |
| September | 80% | 18% | 50 | 19 °C | 1% | 1% | 12.6 |
| October | 64% | 18% | 48 | 13 °C | 0% | 24% | 10.5 † |
| November | 22% | 18% | 42 | 7 °C | 0% | 73% | 8.6 † |
| December | 3% | 17% | 42 | 3 °C | 0% | 96% | 7.7 † |
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 Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża | Headwind > 15 km/h, Białowieża → Kostrzyn nad Odrą | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.3 | 6% | 20% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| February | +3.3 | 7% | 18% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| March | +3.1 | 7% | 17% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| April | +2.0 | 7% | 15% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| May | +1.1 | 7% | 11% | either |
| June | +2.7 | 4% | 13% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| July | +4.2 | 3% | 15% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| August | +3.0 | 3% | 12% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| September | +2.0 | 6% | 13% | either |
| October | +2.9 | 6% | 15% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| November | +3.0 | 5% | 16% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
| December | +4.7 | 4% | 20% | Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża |
Stages
The route is split into 9 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Białowieża in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kostrzyn nad Odrą → Międzychód | 122 | September | +2.7 |
| 2. Międzychód → Poznań | 118 | September | +2.4 |
| 3. Poznań → Mogilno | 112 | September | +3.0 |
| 4. Mogilno → Gostynin | 136 | September | +2.3 |
| 5. Gostynin → Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 131 | September | +2.1 |
| 6. Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki → Siedlce | 116 | September | +1.7 |
| 7. Siedlce → Terespol | 130 | September | +1.7 |
| 8. Terespol → Czeremcha | 116 | September | 0.0 |
| 9. Czeremcha → Białowieża | 59 | September | +1.6 |
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.
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