Alpine Panorama Route, stage 4: Stans → Thun
On stage 4 (Stans → Thun, 99 km) the best month is September: 57% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.0 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% | 28% | 123 | 1 °C | 0% | 99% | 8.9 † |
| February | 6% | 28% | 94 | 2 °C | 0% | 94% | 10.2 † |
| March | 19% | 33% | 118 | 6 °C | 0% | 79% | 11.8 |
| April | 41% | 36% | 124 | 10 °C | 0% | 49% | 13.5 |
| May | 41% | 54% | 196 | 13 °C | 0% | 26% | 15.0 |
| June | 43% | 56% | 209 | 18 °C | 0% | 4% | 15.8 |
| July | 46% | 53% | 227 | 20 °C | 1% | 1% | 15.5 |
| August | 51% | 49% | 221 | 19 °C | 0% | 2% | 14.2 |
| September | 57% | 39% | 157 | 16 °C | 0% | 11% | 12.5 |
| October | 53% | 27% | 122 | 12 °C | 0% | 34% | 10.8 † |
| November | 15% | 30% | 125 | 6 °C | 0% | 83% | 9.3 † |
| December | 1% | 32% | 138 | 2 °C | 0% | 99% | 8.6 † |
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 Stans → Thun, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Stans → Thun | Headwind > 15 km/h, Thun → Stans | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
| February | −0.2 | 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 | −0.9 | 0% | 0% | either |
| August | −0.7 | 0% | 0% | either |
| September | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | either |
| October | +0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| November | −0.1 | 0% | 0% | either |
| December | −0.3 | 0% | 0% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 346–371 | SW | +1.7 |
| 371–396 | W | −0.6 |
| 396–422 | W | −1.3 |
| 422–444 | SW | +0.3 |
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.