EuroVelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Serbia, stage 1: near Spančevac → Leskovac
On stage 1 (near Spančevac → Leskovac, 110 km) the best month is October: 78% 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 | 8% | 19% | 58 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 9.4 † |
| February | 27% | 19% | 45 | 7 °C | 0% | 70% | 10.5 † |
| March | 49% | 25% | 74 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 11.8 |
| April | 65% | 29% | 70 | 16 °C | 0% | 14% | 13.3 |
| May | 63% | 36% | 82 | 20 °C | 1% | 2% | 14.6 |
| June | 57% | 31% | 74 | 25 °C | 13% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 53% | 19% | 42 | 27 °C | 30% | 0% | 15.0 |
| August | 55% | 14% | 38 | 28 °C | 32% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 75% | 19% | 47 | 23 °C | 6% | 1% | 12.4 |
| October | 78% | 16% | 60 | 16 °C | 0% | 11% | 11.0 † |
| November | 53% | 18% | 59 | 11 °C | 0% | 39% | 9.7 † |
| December | 9% | 20% | 60 | 5 °C | 0% | 88% | 9.1 † |
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 → Leskovac, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Spančevac → Leskovac | Headwind > 15 km/h, Leskovac → near Spančevac | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 1% | 1% | either |
| February | −0.1 | 2% | 2% | either |
| March | −0.9 | 3% | 3% | either |
| April | −1.6 | 2% | 1% | either |
| May | −1.8 | 1% | 1% | either |
| June | −3.6 | 1% | 0% | Leskovac → near Spančevac |
| July | −4.8 | 1% | 0% | Leskovac → near Spančevac |
| August | −4.1 | 1% | 0% | Leskovac → near Spančevac |
| September | −2.3 | 1% | 0% | Leskovac → near Spančevac |
| October | −0.6 | 1% | 1% | either |
| November | +1.6 | 0% | 3% | either |
| December | +0.1 | 1% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | N | −0.7 |
| 25–50 | NE | 0.0 |
| 50–75 | N | −0.7 |
| 75–102 | N | −0.9 |
| 102–110 | NW | −0.9 |
Other stages
- near Spančevac → Leskovac 110 km
- Leskovac → Paraćin 124 km
- Paraćin → near Požarevac 118 km
- near Požarevac → Belgrade 98 km
- Belgrade → Zrenjanin 96 km
- Zrenjanin → Kanjiža 114 km
- Kanjiža → Melenci 26 km
- Melenci → Perlez 149 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.