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Best Kitespots in Maio

1 spot · Cape Verde

Best for kiting from February to May, with 53 to 62 % kite days. Water 23 to 24 °C.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
37 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
26 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Calheta Bay
37 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Maio

Maio in Cape Verde has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 37 % kite days over the year; Calheta Bay leads with 37 %.

Best season at the median spot: February to May (50 % kite days or more). Water about 26 °C.

Best time to visit Maio

  • 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: February to May
  • Warm and windy: December to May
  • Low wind: July to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 13 % in August to 62 % in February.

Water 23 °C in March to 28 °C in September. Air 23 °C in March to 28 °C in October, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Maio: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Maio?

The best months are February to May: the median spot in Maio had 53 to 62 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Maio?

Calheta Bay has the most kite days in Maio: 37 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Maio?

The water ranges from 23 °C in March to 28 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in March, boardshorts in September.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Maio yet.

All spots in Maio

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Calheta Bay

    Cape Verde

    37 %
    January: 48 % kite days (Good)February: 62 % kite days (Prime)March: 62 % kite days (Prime)April: 58 % kite days (Good)May: 53 % kite days (Good)June: 33 % kite days (Possible)July: 15 % kite days (Off)August: 13 % kite days (Off)September: 17 % kite days (Off)October: 15 % kite days (Off)November: 23 % kite days (Possible)December: 41 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Calheta Bay: Jan 48 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 58 %, May 53 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 41 %

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

Kite days by month for Maio: median of 1 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 Maio, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/cape-verde/maio

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