EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7, stage 1: Edinburgh → Dundee
On stage 1 (Edinburgh → Dundee, 133 km) the best month is September: 79% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Edinburgh → Dundee meant an average tailwind of 3.7 km/h (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 | 9% | 24% | 75 | 7 °C | 0% | 86% | 7.5 † |
| February | 14% | 25% | 64 | 7 °C | 0% | 81% | 9.5 † |
| March | 30% | 24% | 63 | 9 °C | 0% | 63% | 11.6 |
| April | 55% | 24% | 46 | 11 °C | 0% | 34% | 14.1 |
| May | 70% | 27% | 60 | 14 °C | 0% | 8% | 16.3 |
| June | 73% | 27% | 62 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.6 |
| July | 69% | 31% | 81 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.1 |
| August | 70% | 30% | 83 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.1 |
| September | 79% | 21% | 59 | 16 °C | 0% | 0% | 12.6 |
| October | 65% | 27% | 91 | 13 °C | 0% | 10% | 10.3 † |
| November | 28% | 27% | 81 | 9 °C | 0% | 56% | 8.1 † |
| December | 14% | 27% | 89 | 7 °C | 0% | 77% | 6.9 † |
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 Edinburgh → Dundee, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Edinburgh → Dundee | Headwind > 15 km/h, Dundee → Edinburgh | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +5.4 | 5% | 23% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| February | +4.7 | 7% | 24% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| March | +3.1 | 10% | 20% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| April | +1.2 | 12% | 14% | either |
| May | +1.7 | 10% | 15% | either |
| June | +2.3 | 7% | 13% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| July | +3.2 | 5% | 14% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| August | +3.9 | 5% | 18% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| September | +3.7 | 7% | 18% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| October | +4.2 | 7% | 21% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| November | +3.7 | 6% | 18% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
| December | +5.4 | 5% | 23% | Edinburgh → Dundee |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0–25 | NW | −2.7 |
| 25–50 | N | +4.1 |
| 50–76 | E | +6.9 |
| 76–101 | NE | +8.1 |
| 101–126 | N | +4.3 |
| 126–133 | W | −4.8 |
Other stages
- Edinburgh → Dundee 133 km
- Dundee → Aberdeen 138 km
- Aberdeen → Buckie 138 km
- Buckie → Inverness 112 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.