EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Slovakia - left bank: which way and when to ride
The best month for EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Slovakia - left bank is October: 81% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C. In October the wind barely favours either direction — on average 0.8 km/h along the route (ERA5 2006–2025, daytime 9:00–18:00).
Also passes through Hungary
Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6% | 15% | 41 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.8 † |
| February | 22% | 17% | 39 | 6 °C | 0% | 76% | 10.2 † |
| March | 54% | 16% | 41 | 12 °C | 0% | 38% | 11.8 |
| April | 77% | 17% | 41 | 17 °C | 0% | 9% | 13.6 |
| May | 73% | 26% | 79 | 21 °C | 1% | 1% | 15.1 |
| June | 60% | 23% | 73 | 26 °C | 18% | 0% | 16.0 |
| July | 48% | 21% | 64 | 28 °C | 36% | 0% | 15.6 |
| August | 51% | 21% | 68 | 27 °C | 31% | 0% | 14.3 |
| September | 78% | 17% | 71 | 22 °C | 4% | 0% | 12.5 |
| October | 81% | 14% | 54 | 16 °C | 0% | 7% | 10.7 † |
| November | 40% | 17% | 48 | 10 °C | 0% | 54% | 9.2 † |
| December | 6% | 15% | 43 | 4 °C | 0% | 93% | 8.4 † |
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 Bratislava → near Esztergom, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Bratislava → near Esztergom | Headwind > 15 km/h, near Esztergom → Bratislava | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.6 | 3% | 12% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| February | +2.7 | 5% | 13% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| March | +3.4 | 5% | 14% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| April | +2.9 | 4% | 13% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| May | +2.8 | 4% | 12% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| June | +3.7 | 2% | 9% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| July | +5.0 | 1% | 12% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| August | +2.9 | 1% | 7% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| September | +2.0 | 3% | 10% | Bratislava → near Esztergom |
| October | +0.8 | 5% | 8% | either |
| November | −0.4 | 7% | 9% | either |
| December | +1.3 | 5% | 10% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–10 | S | −0.2 |
| 10–40 | SE | +0.7 |
| 40–66 | SE | +0.2 |
| 66–92 | E | +1.3 |
| 92–118 | E | +1.0 |
| 118–143 | E | +1.0 |
| 143–169 | NE | +1.0 |
| 169–175 | E | +0.9 |
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.