EuroVelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Serbia: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Serbia is October: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.8 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 | 15% | 18% | 51 | 4 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.2 † |
| February | 33% | 19% | 45 | 8 °C | 0% | 63% | 10.4 † |
| March | 57% | 20% | 59 | 13 °C | 0% | 32% | 11.8 |
| April | 74% | 21% | 51 | 18 °C | 1% | 8% | 13.4 |
| May | 69% | 28% | 73 | 22 °C | 4% | 1% | 14.8 |
| June | 47% | 27% | 70 | 27 °C | 29% | 0% | 15.5 |
| July | 40% | 17% | 52 | 30 °C | 47% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 38% | 15% | 45 | 30 °C | 49% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 70% | 16% | 49 | 24 °C | 14% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 82% | 14% | 50 | 18 °C | 0% | 7% | 10.9 † |
| November | 54% | 17% | 54 | 12 °C | 0% | 37% | 9.5 † |
| December | 16% | 17% | 53 | 6 °C | 0% | 81% | 8.8 † |
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 near Spančevac → Perlez, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Spančevac → Perlez | Headwind > 15 km/h, Perlez → near Spančevac | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.6 | 4% | 5% | either |
| February | +0.4 | 5% | 6% | either |
| March | −0.8 | 7% | 6% | either |
| April | −1.0 | 6% | 5% | either |
| May | −1.4 | 5% | 3% | either |
| June | −2.7 | 5% | 2% | Perlez → near Spančevac |
| July | −3.8 | 5% | 1% | Perlez → near Spančevac |
| August | −2.1 | 3% | 2% | Perlez → near Spančevac |
| September | −1.0 | 3% | 3% | either |
| October | +0.8 | 3% | 5% | either |
| November | +2.7 | 2% | 8% | near Spančevac → Perlez |
| December | +0.8 | 3% | 5% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 8 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind near Spančevac → Perlez in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. near Spančevac → Leskovac | 110 | October | −0.6 |
| 2. Leskovac → Paraćin | 124 | October | −0.6 |
| 3. Paraćin → near Požarevac | 118 | October | +1.2 |
| 4. near Požarevac → Belgrade | 98 | October | +2.4 |
| 5. Belgrade → Zrenjanin | 96 | October | +1.3 |
| 6. Zrenjanin → Kanjiža | 114 | October | +1.1 |
| 7. Kanjiža → Melenci | 26 | October | +0.8 |
| 8. Melenci → Perlez | 149 | October | +1.1 |
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.