EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Serbia, stage 1: Moraviţa → Pojejena
On stage 1 (Moraviţa → Pojejena, 96 km) the best month is October: 83% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Pojejena → Moraviţa meant an average tailwind of 2.7 km/h (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% | 19% | 54 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.1 † |
| February | 33% | 18% | 49 | 8 °C | 0% | 62% | 10.3 † |
| March | 59% | 20% | 58 | 13 °C | 0% | 31% | 11.8 |
| April | 76% | 20% | 52 | 18 °C | 0% | 7% | 13.4 |
| May | 72% | 26% | 70 | 23 °C | 2% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 47% | 26% | 71 | 27 °C | 30% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 39% | 18% | 61 | 30 °C | 48% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 34% | 15% | 48 | 30 °C | 52% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 72% | 15% | 52 | 25 °C | 13% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 83% | 14% | 52 | 18 °C | 0% | 5% | 10.9 † |
| November | 54% | 17% | 55 | 12 °C | 0% | 36% | 9.5 † |
| December | 18% | 18% | 55 | 6 °C | 0% | 78% | 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 Moraviţa → Pojejena, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Moraviţa → Pojejena | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pojejena → Moraviţa | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.8 | 10% | 3% | either |
| February | −2.2 | 13% | 4% | Pojejena → Moraviţa |
| March | −0.4 | 11% | 6% | either |
| April | −0.3 | 10% | 6% | either |
| May | +0.1 | 8% | 5% | either |
| June | +1.9 | 4% | 4% | either |
| July | +3.0 | 3% | 5% | Moraviţa → Pojejena |
| August | +0.5 | 5% | 3% | either |
| September | −0.7 | 8% | 3% | either |
| October | −2.7 | 11% | 2% | Pojejena → Moraviţa |
| November | −4.7 | 16% | 2% | Pojejena → Moraviţa |
| December | −2.1 | 11% | 3% | Pojejena → Moraviţa |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | S | −2.4 |
| 25–50 | S | −2.6 |
| 50–75 | S | −2.2 |
| 75–96 | E | −3.7 |
Other stages
- Moraviţa → Pojejena 96 km
- Pojejena → Eşelniţa 110 km
- Eşelniţa → Zaječar 148 km
- Zaječar → Pirot 121 km
- Pirot → near Dragoman 75 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.