EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7, stage 4: Buckie → Inverness
On stage 4 (Buckie → Inverness, 112 km) the best month is September: 71% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C, and riding Inverness → Buckie meant an average tailwind of 7.1 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 | 6% | 25% | 71 | 6 °C | 0% | 90% | 7.2 † |
| February | 11% | 26% | 60 | 7 °C | 0% | 86% | 9.3 † |
| March | 23% | 28% | 64 | 8 °C | 0% | 71% | 11.6 |
| April | 50% | 31% | 60 | 11 °C | 0% | 41% | 14.2 |
| May | 59% | 35% | 73 | 14 °C | 0% | 15% | 16.6 |
| June | 68% | 31% | 74 | 16 °C | 0% | 2% | 18.0 |
| July | 64% | 36% | 86 | 18 °C | 0% | 0% | 17.4 |
| August | 66% | 34% | 93 | 17 °C | 0% | 0% | 15.3 |
| September | 71% | 28% | 74 | 16 °C | 0% | 2% | 12.7 |
| October | 59% | 29% | 87 | 12 °C | 0% | 20% | 10.2 † |
| November | 22% | 29% | 71 | 8 °C | 0% | 67% | 7.8 † |
| December | 11% | 29% | 83 | 6 °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 Buckie → Inverness, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Buckie → Inverness | Headwind > 15 km/h, Inverness → Buckie | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.5 | 32% | 2% | Inverness → Buckie |
| February | −7.8 | 30% | 5% | Inverness → Buckie |
| March | −6.5 | 28% | 7% | Inverness → Buckie |
| April | −3.4 | 21% | 6% | Inverness → Buckie |
| May | −2.5 | 20% | 5% | Inverness → Buckie |
| June | −3.1 | 18% | 3% | Inverness → Buckie |
| July | −4.6 | 20% | 2% | Inverness → Buckie |
| August | −5.7 | 23% | 2% | Inverness → Buckie |
| September | −7.1 | 26% | 2% | Inverness → Buckie |
| October | −6.2 | 25% | 4% | Inverness → Buckie |
| November | −6.5 | 23% | 4% | Inverness → Buckie |
| December | −8.9 | 28% | 2% | Inverness → Buckie |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 404–429 | W | −6.2 |
| 429–454 | W | −6.8 |
| 454–479 | W | −7.6 |
| 479–504 | SW | −8.1 |
| 504–516 | W | −6.4 |
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.