Best Kitespots in Atacama Region

6 spots · Chile

Kite days peak in October at 48 %.

Median of 5 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 6 spots
Median kite days: 29 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 16 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Mamani; 49 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Atacama Region

Atacama Region in Chile has 6 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 29 % kite days over the year; Mamani leads with 49 %.

Water about 16 °C.

Best time to visit Atacama Region

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.

Low wind: April to May

Kite days at the median spot range from 14 % in May to 48 % in October.

Water 14 °C in September to 19 °C in February. Air 13 °C in July to 19 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Atacama Region: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Atacama Region?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is October with 48 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Atacama Region?

Mamani has the most kite days in Atacama Region: 49 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Atacama Region?

The water ranges from 14 °C in September to 19 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in September, 3/2 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 Atacama Region
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mamani	51	38	39	37	34	49	45	49	62	66	63	57
Huasco	42	34	27	14	9	13	12	26	40	50	50	46
Copiapo River	27	23	22	19	18	22	21	32	49	48	39	35
Caldera	25	25	26	16	14	23	20	31	44	41	37	35
Playa Blanca	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	4	7	7	4	4

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 Atacama Region yet.

All spots in Atacama Region

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Mamani
Chile
49 %
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 Mamani: Jan 51 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 37 %, May 34 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 57 %
2
Huasco
Chile
30 %
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 Huasco: Jan 42 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 14 %, May 9 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 26 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 46 %
3
Copiapo River
Chile
29 %
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 Copiapo River: Jan 27 %, Feb 23 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 19 %, May 18 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 35 %
4
Bahia Inglesa
Chile
28 %
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 Bahia Inglesa: Jan 25 %, Feb 25 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 16 %, May 14 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 35 %
5
Caldera
Chile
28 %
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 Caldera: Jan 25 %, Feb 25 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 16 %, May 14 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 35 %
6
Playa Blanca
Chile
3 %
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 Playa Blanca: Jan 1 %, Feb 1 %, Mar 1 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 7 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 4 %

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

Kite days by month for Atacama Region: median of 5 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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