Best Kitespots in China

35 spots · Asia

Best for kiting in December, with 50 % kite days. Water 21 °C.

Median of 24 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 35 spots
Median kite days: 39 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 24 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Pingtan Island; 75 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in China

China has 35 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 39 % kite days over the year; Pingtan Island leads with 75 %. The spots spread over 17 regions.

Best season at the median spot: December (50 % kite days or more). Water 18 to 29 °C over the year.

Best time to visit China

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: December
Warm and windy: October to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 22 % in September to 50 % in December.

Water 18 °C in January to 29 °C in September. Air 18 °C in January to 29 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in China: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in China?

The best month is December: the median spot in China had 50 % kite days then, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in China?

Pingtan Island has the most kite days in China: 75 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in China?

The water ranges from 18 °C in January to 29 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: 3/2 in January, boardshorts in September.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

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

Kite days by month for regions in China
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Fujian	81	70	62	54	53	64	63	43	52	88	85	80
Guangdong	32	31	34	26	26	36	36	25	19	36	30	35
Hainan	63	50	28	20	12	18	28	23	17	60	64	70

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.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in China
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Fujian	14 °C	14 °C	16 °C	20 °C	24 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	29 °C	26 °C	22 °C	17 °C
Guangdong	18 °C	19 °C	20 °C	24 °C	26 °C	28 °C	29 °C	28 °C	29 °C	28 °C	25 °C	21 °C
Hainan	23 °C	24 °C	25 °C	27 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	29 °C	30 °C	29 °C	27 °C	25 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Pingtan Island
China
75 %
2
Shenhu Bay
China
66 %
3
Bo'ao
China
55 %
4
Xiamen Beach
China
54 %
5
Golden Beach
China
54 %
6
Shangchuan Dao
China
51 %
7
Monkey Island
China
47 %
8
Putuoshan
China
46 %
9
Wuzhizhou Island wharf
China
46 %
10
Fengxian Mudhole
China
41 %

Good for learning

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

None checked in China yet.

By region

Hainan

10 spots · 38 % kite days per year

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Guangdong

5 spots · 30 % kite days per year

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Fujian

3 spots · 66 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in China

Pingtan Island leads with 75 % kite days per year, followed by Shenhu Bay (66 %) and Bo'ao (55 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Pingtan Island
China
75 %
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3. M
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Pingtan Island: Jan 88 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 62 %, May 63 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 89 %, Nov 92 %, Dec 90 %
2
Shenhu Bay
China
66 %
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 Shenhu Bay: Jan 81 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 54 %, May 53 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 88 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 80 %
3
Bo'ao
China
55 %
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 Bo'ao: Jan 63 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 54 %, May 49 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 81 %
4
Xiamen Beach
China
54 %
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 Xiamen Beach: Jan 59 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 51 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 54 %
5
Golden Beach
China
54 %
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 Golden Beach: Jan 46 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 61 %, May 56 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 51 %
6
Shangchuan Dao
China
51 %
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 Shangchuan Dao: Jan 63 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 43 %, May 44 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 62 %
7
Monkey Island
China
47 %
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 Monkey Island: Jan 76 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 25 %, May 18 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 88 %
8
Putuoshan
China
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 Putuoshan: Jan 44 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 40 %, May 33 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 54 %
9
Wuzhizhou Island wharf
China
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 Wuzhizhou Island wharf: Jan 77 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 24 %, May 12 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 88 %
10
Fengxian Mudhole
China
41 %
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 Fengxian Mudhole: Jan 31 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 40 %, May 47 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 39 %
11
Wu Ji Jou
China
41 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Wu Ji Jou: Jan 70 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 20 %, May 12 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 80 %
12
Jianjiang River Mouth
China
39 %
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 Jianjiang River Mouth: Jan 46 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 46 %, May 34 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 41 %
13
Tianjin Beach
China
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 Tianjin Beach: Jan 28 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 57 %, May 58 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 38 %
14
Holiday Beach
China
38 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Holiday Beach: Jan 67 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 29 %, May 16 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 70 %
15
Xiuying Beach
China
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 Xiuying Beach: Jan 67 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 29 %, May 16 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 70 %

Show 20 more spots

16 Golden Sandy Beach 37 %
17 Jinshatan Beach 32 %
18 Yalong Bay 32 %
19 XiChong 30 %
20 Sanya, China 29 %
21 Golden Pebble Beach 27 %
22 Tengqiao 27 %
23 Gangkou 22 %
24 Sanya Bay 22 %
25 Xinlicheng Reservoir 21 %
26 Poyang Lake 20 %
27 Bosten Lake 10 %
28 Dian Shan Lake 9 %
29 Fuxian Lake 7 %
30 Xichong 7 %
31 Chaohu Lake 5 %
32 Liangzi Lake 5 %
33 Suha Sea 5 %
34 Liujiaxia Reservoir 1 %
35 Qingshitan Reservoir 0 %

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

Kite days by month for China: median of 24 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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