Best Kitespots in Sal

12 spots · Cape Verde

Best for kiting all year except July and August, with 53 to 90 % kite days. Water 23 to 28 °C.

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

Kite destinations in Sal

Kitesurfing in Sal, Cape Verde
Windiest month: February, 91 % 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 Sal, Cape Verde: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %

Kite spots: 12 spots
Median kite days: 70 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 25 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Ponta do Sino; 76 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Sal

Sal in Cape Verde has 12 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 70 % kite days over the year; Ponta do Sino leads with 76 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except July and August (50 % kite days or more). Water about 25 °C.

Best time to visit Sal

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: all year except July and August
Warm and windy: all year except July and August

Kite days at the median spot range from 31 % in August to 90 % in February.

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

Kitesurfing in Sal: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Sal?

The best months are all year except July and August: the median spot in Sal had 53 to 90 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Sal?

Ponta do Sino has the most kite days in Sal: 76 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Sal?

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

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 Sal
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ponta do Sino	88	93	91	90	91	83	44	38	62	70	78	87
Canoa	83	91	89	88	88	78	37	33	57	68	74	83
Rife Parda	76	85	85	87	89	75	36	29	49	61	65	74
Alibaba	77	88	87	88	88	74	35	28	49	57	64	73

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 Sal yet.

All spots in Sal

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Ponta do Leme Velho
Cape Verde
76 %
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 do Leme Velho: Jan 88 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 90 %, May 91 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 87 %
2
Ponta do Sino
Cape Verde
76 %
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 do Sino: Jan 88 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 90 %, May 91 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 87 %
3
Canoa
Cape Verde
72 %
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 Canoa: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
4
Fragata
Cape Verde
72 %
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 Fragata: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
5
Ponta do Rife
Cape Verde
72 %
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 do Rife: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
6
Ponta Preta
Cape Verde
72 %
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 Preta: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
7
Santa Maria
Cape Verde
72 %
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 Santa Maria: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
8
Rife Parda
Cape Verde
68 %
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 Rife Parda: Jan 76 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 85 %, Apr 87 %, May 89 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 74 %
9
Alibaba
Cape Verde
67 %
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 Alibaba: Jan 77 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 87 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
10
Curral Joul
Cape Verde
67 %
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 Curral Joul: Jan 77 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 87 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
11
Fontona
Cape Verde
67 %
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 Fontona: Jan 77 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 87 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
12
Secret Spot
Cape Verde
67 %
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 Secret Spot: Jan 77 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 87 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %

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

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

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