Alpine Panorama Route, stage 3: Lustenau → Stans
On stage 3 (Lustenau → Stans, 26 km) the best month is September: 63% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.3 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 | 1% | 30% | 128 | 2 °C | 0% | 98% | 8.9 † |
| February | 8% | 30% | 94 | 4 °C | 0% | 91% | 10.2 † |
| March | 29% | 33% | 120 | 7 °C | 0% | 67% | 11.8 |
| April | 53% | 33% | 128 | 12 °C | 0% | 36% | 13.5 |
| May | 49% | 47% | 182 | 15 °C | 0% | 17% | 15.0 |
| June | 48% | 51% | 185 | 20 °C | 1% | 2% | 15.9 |
| July | 48% | 51% | 206 | 21 °C | 1% | 0% | 15.5 |
| August | 57% | 43% | 209 | 21 °C | 0% | 0% | 14.2 |
| September | 63% | 36% | 158 | 17 °C | 0% | 5% | 12.5 |
| October | 59% | 28% | 129 | 13 °C | 0% | 24% | 10.8 † |
| November | 18% | 28% | 130 | 7 °C | 0% | 78% | 9.3 † |
| December | 1% | 33% | 135 | 3 °C | 0% | 99% | 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 Lustenau → Stans, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Lustenau → Stans | Headwind > 15 km/h, Stans → Lustenau | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.6 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | −0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| March | −0.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
| April | −0.4 | 0% | 0% | either |
| May | −0.8 | 0% | 0% | either |
| June | −0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| July | −1.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −0.9 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | −0.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | −0.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | −0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | −0.5 | 0% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 228–229 | NW | −2.4 |
| 229–253 | W | −0.2 |
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.