EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Serbia/Romania: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Serbia/Romania is October: 84% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 1.0 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Also passes through Serbia
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14% | 16% | 45 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.1 † |
| February | 32% | 19% | 44 | 8 °C | 0% | 62% | 10.3 † |
| March | 60% | 18% | 53 | 13 °C | 0% | 29% | 11.8 |
| April | 78% | 19% | 44 | 19 °C | 0% | 6% | 13.5 |
| May | 70% | 27% | 72 | 23 °C | 3% | 0% | 14.9 |
| June | 48% | 25% | 72 | 27 °C | 30% | 0% | 15.7 |
| July | 40% | 17% | 57 | 30 °C | 48% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 36% | 15% | 51 | 30 °C | 51% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 72% | 15% | 51 | 25 °C | 14% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 84% | 13% | 47 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 10.8 † |
| November | 52% | 16% | 51 | 12 °C | 0% | 38% | 9.4 † |
| December | 17% | 16% | 50 | 6 °C | 0% | 79% | 8.7 † |
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 Kikinda → Moravița, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Kikinda → Moravița | Headwind > 15 km/h, Moravița → Kikinda | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.5 | 4% | 3% | either |
| February | −0.5 | 5% | 3% | either |
| March | +0.5 | 4% | 5% | either |
| April | +0.5 | 4% | 4% | either |
| May | +0.7 | 3% | 4% | either |
| June | +1.5 | 2% | 3% | either |
| July | +2.2 | 1% | 4% | Kikinda → Moravița |
| August | +0.8 | 2% | 2% | either |
| September | +0.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| October | −1.0 | 4% | 2% | either |
| November | −2.1 | 6% | 2% | Moravița → Kikinda |
| December | −0.7 | 4% | 3% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–28 | SE | −1.4 |
| 28–53 | E | 0.0 |
| 53–79 | E | 0.0 |
| 79–107 | SW | −1.3 |
| 107–133 | SW | −1.0 |
| 133–158 | SE | −1.9 |
| 158–184 | E | −0.2 |
| 184–198 | S | −2.4 |
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.