Jakobsweg Via Regia (Ökumenischer Pilgerweg) between Görlitz and Vacha experiences changeable Central European patterns, with alternating sunshine, cloud, and periodic showers. May and September often offer many dry hours, mild days, and only brief, passing showers across fields, villages, and town links. Spring and late summer bring fresh mornings and pleasant afternoons, midsummer turns warmer with short thunderstorms and humid spells, and winter remains cold, grey, and occasionally slushy with short thaws.