EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7, stage 3: Aberdeen → Buckie
On stage 3 (Aberdeen → Buckie, 138 km) the best month is September: 75% 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 | 7% | 25% | 63 | 6 °C | 0% | 89% | 7.3 † |
| February | 12% | 25% | 52 | 7 °C | 0% | 85% | 9.3 † |
| March | 24% | 25% | 58 | 8 °C | 0% | 71% | 11.6 |
| April | 46% | 27% | 53 | 10 °C | 0% | 44% | 14.2 |
| May | 63% | 29% | 60 | 13 °C | 0% | 16% | 16.6 |
| June | 72% | 28% | 66 | 15 °C | 0% | 1% | 18.0 |
| July | 66% | 34% | 82 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.4 |
| August | 70% | 30% | 82 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.2 |
| September | 75% | 25% | 67 | 16 °C | 0% | 1% | 12.7 |
| October | 59% | 32% | 90 | 12 °C | 0% | 14% | 10.2 † |
| November | 27% | 30% | 75 | 9 °C | 0% | 62% | 7.9 † |
| December | 12% | 26% | 74 | 7 °C | 0% | 82% | 6.6 † |
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 Aberdeen → Buckie, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Aberdeen → Buckie | Headwind > 15 km/h, Buckie → Aberdeen | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.1 | 20% | 20% | either |
| February | +1.2 | 19% | 22% | either |
| March | −0.5 | 21% | 19% | either |
| April | +0.1 | 19% | 18% | either |
| May | +0.4 | 17% | 17% | either |
| June | +0.1 | 16% | 16% | either |
| July | +0.3 | 16% | 16% | either |
| August | +0.5 | 16% | 18% | either |
| September | +0.3 | 19% | 19% | either |
| October | +1.8 | 16% | 23% | either |
| November | +0.3 | 19% | 19% | either |
| December | +0.5 | 17% | 19% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 268–293 | NW | +2.9 |
| 293–318 | N | +4.9 |
| 318–344 | NW | +0.9 |
| 344–369 | NW | −0.8 |
| 369–394 | W | −4.2 |
| 394–406 | W | −4.5 |
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.