EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Serbia, stage 5: Pirot → near Dragoman
On stage 5 (Pirot → near Dragoman, 75 km) the best month is September: 75% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.9 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 | 6% | 20% | 60 | 2 °C | 0% | 93% | 9.3 † |
| February | 24% | 21% | 49 | 5 °C | 0% | 75% | 10.5 † |
| March | 40% | 28% | 76 | 10 °C | 0% | 51% | 11.8 |
| April | 58% | 35% | 79 | 15 °C | 0% | 19% | 13.3 |
| May | 55% | 45% | 105 | 19 °C | 0% | 3% | 14.7 |
| June | 48% | 49% | 113 | 23 °C | 4% | 0% | 15.3 |
| July | 56% | 31% | 75 | 26 °C | 15% | 0% | 15.1 |
| August | 66% | 21% | 56 | 26 °C | 13% | 0% | 13.9 |
| September | 75% | 23% | 58 | 21 °C | 2% | 2% | 12.4 |
| October | 73% | 18% | 70 | 15 °C | 0% | 16% | 10.9 † |
| November | 41% | 18% | 62 | 9 °C | 0% | 52% | 9.6 † |
| December | 7% | 18% | 61 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 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 Pirot → near Dragoman, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Pirot → near Dragoman | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Dragoman → Pirot | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.6 | 0% | 2% | either |
| February | +0.7 | 0% | 2% | either |
| March | +1.5 | 1% | 4% | either |
| April | +1.5 | 0% | 3% | either |
| May | +1.5 | 0% | 2% | either |
| June | +1.9 | 0% | 1% | either |
| July | +2.2 | 0% | 2% | Pirot → near Dragoman |
| August | +0.8 | 0% | 1% | either |
| September | +0.9 | 0% | 2% | either |
| October | +0.4 | 0% | 1% | either |
| November | −0.7 | 0% | 1% | either |
| December | +0.4 | 0% | 1% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 472–497 | E | +0.3 |
| 497–523 | SE | +1.0 |
| 523–547 | SW | +1.3 |
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.