EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Serbia, stage 2: Pojejena → Eşelniţa
On stage 2 (Pojejena → Eşelniţa, 110 km) the best month is October: 77% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.9 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 | 9% | 21% | 65 | 3 °C | 0% | 91% | 9.2 † |
| February | 21% | 20% | 54 | 6 °C | 0% | 77% | 10.4 † |
| March | 46% | 24% | 68 | 11 °C | 0% | 44% | 11.8 |
| April | 70% | 25% | 61 | 16 °C | 0% | 11% | 13.4 |
| May | 69% | 31% | 86 | 20 °C | 0% | 1% | 14.8 |
| June | 57% | 30% | 79 | 25 °C | 14% | 0% | 15.5 |
| July | 49% | 23% | 65 | 28 °C | 31% | 0% | 15.2 |
| August | 50% | 18% | 50 | 28 °C | 33% | 0% | 14.0 |
| September | 76% | 18% | 55 | 22 °C | 6% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 77% | 16% | 60 | 16 °C | 0% | 13% | 10.9 † |
| November | 40% | 19% | 66 | 10 °C | 0% | 54% | 9.5 † |
| December | 9% | 18% | 64 | 4 °C | 0% | 90% | 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 Pojejena → Eşelniţa, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pojejena → Eşelniţa | Headwind > 15 km/h, Eşelniţa → Pojejena | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.3 | 7% | 6% | either |
| February | −0.8 | 10% | 7% | either |
| March | +0.5 | 9% | 9% | either |
| April | +0.1 | 9% | 9% | either |
| May | +0.2 | 8% | 7% | either |
| June | +1.5 | 3% | 6% | either |
| July | +2.3 | 3% | 9% | Pojejena → Eşelniţa |
| August | −0.5 | 5% | 5% | either |
| September | −1.0 | 9% | 6% | either |
| October | −1.9 | 10% | 5% | either |
| November | −3.0 | 12% | 4% | Eşelniţa → Pojejena |
| December | −0.1 | 7% | 6% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 96–121 | SE | −3.7 |
| 121–147 | E | −1.8 |
| 147–173 | SE | −1.0 |
| 173–198 | NE | −1.4 |
| 198–206 | E | −0.9 |
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.