EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Serbia: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Serbia is October: 82% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.9 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 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% | 53 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.1 † |
| February | 31% | 19% | 49 | 7 °C | 0% | 64% | 10.3 † |
| March | 58% | 20% | 58 | 13 °C | 0% | 32% | 11.8 |
| April | 76% | 20% | 51 | 18 °C | 1% | 7% | 13.4 |
| May | 70% | 26% | 74 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 14.8 |
| June | 49% | 25% | 68 | 27 °C | 29% | 0% | 15.6 |
| July | 39% | 17% | 55 | 30 °C | 48% | 0% | 15.3 |
| August | 38% | 14% | 46 | 30 °C | 50% | 0% | 14.1 |
| September | 71% | 16% | 53 | 24 °C | 14% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 82% | 14% | 52 | 18 °C | 0% | 6% | 10.9 † |
| November | 50% | 17% | 57 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 9.5 † |
| December | 15% | 17% | 56 | 6 °C | 0% | 82% | 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 Hercegszántó → Bregovo, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Hercegszántó → Bregovo | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bregovo → Hercegszántó | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.2 | 5% | 4% | either |
| February | −0.2 | 7% | 5% | either |
| March | +0.7 | 6% | 6% | either |
| April | +0.7 | 6% | 6% | either |
| May | +1.0 | 5% | 5% | either |
| June | +1.9 | 2% | 4% | either |
| July | +2.4 | 1% | 5% | Hercegszántó → Bregovo |
| August | +0.5 | 2% | 3% | either |
| September | +0.2 | 4% | 4% | either |
| October | −0.9 | 6% | 3% | either |
| November | −2.0 | 8% | 3% | either |
| December | −0.1 | 5% | 4% | either |
Stages
The route is split into 6 stages of about 100–150 km between towns; each stage has its own page.
| Stage | km | Best month | Tailwind Hercegszántó → Bregovo in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hercegszántó → Vukovar | 135 | October | +0.4 |
| 2. Vukovar → Novi Sad | 100 | October | −0.8 |
| 3. Novi Sad → Belgrade | 97 | October | −1.8 |
| 4. Belgrade → Socol | 112 | October | −2.1 |
| 5. Socol → Donji Milanovac | 109 | October | −2.7 |
| 6. Donji Milanovac → Bregovo | 132 | October | +0.7 |
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.