Best Kitespots in Maranhão

4 spots · Brazil

Best for kiting from July to December, with 51 to 97 % kite days. Water 28 to 29 °C.

Median of 4 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Maranhão

Kitesurfing in Atins
Windiest month: September, 94 % kite days
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month in Atins: Jan 41 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 16 %, May 26 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 94 %, Oct 91 %, Nov 88 %, Dec 82 %

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 57 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Lencois Maranhenses; 69 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Maranhão

Maranhão in Brazil has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 57 % kite days over the year; Lencois Maranhenses leads with 69 %.

Best season at the median spot: July to December (50 % kite days or more). Water about 29 °C.

Best time to visit Maranhão

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: July to December
Warm and windy: June to January
Low wind: March

Kite days at the median spot range from 17 % in March to 97 % in September.

Water 28 °C in September to 30 °C in April. Air 28 °C in March to 28 °C in May, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Maranhão: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Maranhão?

The best months are July to December: the median spot in Maranhão had 51 to 97 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Maranhão?

Lencois Maranhenses has the most kite days in Maranhão: 69 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Maranhão?

The water ranges from 28 °C in September to 30 °C in April at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in September, boardshorts in April.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in Maranhão
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lencois Maranhenses	68	48	33	34	49	60	63	89	99	97	95	92
Travosa	47	34	20	26	39	62	65	89	99	93	90	82
Atins	41	31	13	16	26	36	38	70	94	91	88	82
Olho d'Agua	29	16	8	6	9	12	19	48	85	86	78	66

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

Kite days per year, % of days

Lencois Maranhenses
Brazil
69 %
Travosa
Brazil
62 %
Atins
Brazil
52 %

All spots in Maranhão

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Lencois Maranhenses
Brazil
69 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lencois Maranhenses: Jan 68 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 34 %, May 49 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 99 %, Oct 97 %, Nov 95 %, Dec 92 %
2
Travosa
Brazil
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Travosa: Jan 47 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 20 %, Apr 26 %, May 39 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 99 %, Oct 93 %, Nov 90 %, Dec 82 %
3
Atins
Brazil
52 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Atins: Jan 41 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 16 %, May 26 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 94 %, Oct 91 %, Nov 88 %, Dec 82 %
4
Olho d'Agua
Brazil
38 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Olho d'Agua: Jan 29 %, Feb 16 %, Mar 8 %, Apr 6 %, May 9 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 85 %, Oct 86 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 66 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Maranhão: median of 4 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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