Alpine Panorama Route, stage 1: Näfels → Glarus
On stage 1 (Näfels → Glarus, 78 km) the best month is September: 50% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.1 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 | 0% | 29% | 133 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.9 † |
| February | 2% | 31% | 99 | 0 °C | 0% | 98% | 10.2 † |
| March | 10% | 35% | 131 | 3 °C | 0% | 90% | 11.8 |
| April | 27% | 39% | 134 | 8 °C | 0% | 65% | 13.5 |
| May | 30% | 59% | 202 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 15.0 |
| June | 35% | 64% | 228 | 16 °C | 0% | 10% | 15.9 |
| July | 37% | 62% | 240 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.5 |
| August | 45% | 54% | 242 | 18 °C | 0% | 6% | 14.2 |
| September | 50% | 44% | 171 | 14 °C | 0% | 19% | 12.5 |
| October | 42% | 30% | 139 | 10 °C | 0% | 48% | 10.8 † |
| November | 8% | 30% | 135 | 3 °C | 0% | 91% | 9.3 † |
| December | 0% | 33% | 144 | -1 °C | 0% | 100% | 8.5 † |
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 Näfels → Glarus, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Näfels → Glarus | Headwind > 15 km/h, Glarus → Näfels | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | +0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| March | +0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| April | +0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | +0.2 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | −0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | +0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | +0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | +0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | +0.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | +0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | N | −2.3 |
| 1–26 | SE | +2.1 |
| 26–51 | E | −0.3 |
| 51–78 | N | −1.9 |
Other stages
- Näfels → Glarus 78 km
- Glarus → Lustenau 112 km
- Lustenau → Stans 26 km
- Stans → Thun 99 km
- Thun → Aigle 153 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.