EuroVelo 11 - East Europe Route - part Serbia, stage 2: Leskovac → Paraćin
On stage 2 (Leskovac → Paraćin, 124 km) the best month is October: 81% 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 | 15% | 18% | 55 | 4 °C | 0% | 84% | 9.3 † |
| February | 35% | 17% | 41 | 8 °C | 0% | 62% | 10.4 † |
| March | 55% | 23% | 64 | 12 °C | 0% | 35% | 11.8 |
| April | 73% | 23% | 54 | 18 °C | 0% | 9% | 13.4 |
| May | 69% | 29% | 65 | 22 °C | 2% | 1% | 14.7 |
| June | 51% | 26% | 59 | 27 °C | 27% | 0% | 15.4 |
| July | 41% | 16% | 41 | 29 °C | 46% | 0% | 15.1 |
| August | 39% | 12% | 32 | 30 °C | 51% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 73% | 15% | 40 | 24 °C | 13% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 81% | 14% | 54 | 18 °C | 0% | 8% | 10.9 † |
| November | 56% | 18% | 60 | 12 °C | 0% | 36% | 9.6 † |
| December | 15% | 18% | 56 | 6 °C | 0% | 82% | 9.0 † |
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 Leskovac → Paraćin, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Leskovac → Paraćin | Headwind > 15 km/h, Paraćin → Leskovac | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.4 | 4% | 1% | either |
| February | −0.7 | 5% | 2% | either |
| March | −1.7 | 7% | 3% | either |
| April | −2.1 | 6% | 1% | Paraćin → Leskovac |
| May | −2.3 | 5% | 1% | Paraćin → Leskovac |
| June | −3.8 | 5% | 0% | Paraćin → Leskovac |
| July | −5.0 | 6% | 0% | Paraćin → Leskovac |
| August | −3.2 | 3% | 0% | Paraćin → Leskovac |
| September | −2.0 | 3% | 0% | Paraćin → Leskovac |
| October | −0.6 | 3% | 1% | either |
| November | +1.5 | 2% | 2% | either |
| December | −0.1 | 3% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 110–135 | NW | −1.0 |
| 135–161 | N | −1.0 |
| 161–187 | NW | −0.9 |
| 187–212 | NW | −0.3 |
| 212–234 | NW | +0.3 |
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.