Best Kitespots in Rio de Janeiro

4 spots · Brazil

Best for kiting from September to October, with 50 to 52 % kite days. Water 22 to 23 °C.

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

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 36 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 24 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Cavaleiros; 46 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 36 % kite days over the year; Cavaleiros leads with 46 %.

Best season at the median spot: September to October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 24 °C.

Best time to visit Rio de Janeiro

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: September to October
Warm and windy: August to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 27 % in June to 52 % in September.

Water 22 °C in August to 27 °C in February. Air 23 °C in July to 27 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Rio de Janeiro: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Rio de Janeiro?

The best months are September to October: the median spot in Rio de Janeiro had 50 to 52 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Rio de Janeiro?

Cavaleiros has the most kite days in Rio de Janeiro: 46 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Rio de Janeiro?

The water ranges from 22 °C in August to 27 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in August, boardshorts in February.

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 Rio de Janeiro
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cavaleiros	52	43	39	35	32	31	42	57	67	61	53	41
Praia do Foguete	43	36	31	32	34	30	33	49	59	51	46	38
Ponta da Pombeba	19	22	25	32	29	24	32	46	46	48	38	24
Barra da Tijuca	13	13	10	16	11	10	14	25	30	32	26	16

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.

None checked in Rio de Janeiro yet.

All spots in Rio de Janeiro

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Cavaleiros
Brazil
46 %
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 Cavaleiros: Jan 52 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 35 %, May 32 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 41 %
2
Praia do Foguete
Brazil
40 %
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 Praia do Foguete: Jan 43 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 32 %, May 34 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 38 %
3
Ponta da Pombeba
Brazil
32 %
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 Ponta da Pombeba: Jan 19 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 32 %, May 29 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 24 %
4
Barra da Tijuca
Brazil
18 %
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 Barra da Tijuca: Jan 13 %, Feb 13 %, Mar 10 %, Apr 16 %, May 11 %, Jun 10 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 16 %

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

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

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kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in Rio de Janeiro, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/brazil/rio-de-janeiro

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