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Best Kitespots in Shandong

2 spots · China

Kite days peak in May at 46 %.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
34 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
15 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Golden Sandy Beach
37 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Shandong

Shandong in China has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 34 % kite days over the year; Golden Sandy Beach leads with 37 %.

Water about 15 °C.

Best time to visit Shandong

  • 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.

Kite days at the median spot range from 22 % in August to 46 % in May.

Water 3 °C in February to 28 °C in August. Air 3 °C in January to 28 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Shandong: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Shandong?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is May with 46 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Shandong?

Golden Sandy Beach has the most kite days in Shandong: 37 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Shandong?

The water ranges from 3 °C in February to 28 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, boardshorts in August.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Shandong yet.

All spots in Shandong

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Golden Sandy Beach

    China

    37 %
    January: 35 % kite days (Possible)February: 42 % kite days (Good)March: 45 % kite days (Good)April: 46 % kite days (Good)May: 48 % kite days (Good)June: 26 % kite days (Possible)July: 30 % kite days (Possible)August: 27 % kite days (Possible)September: 26 % kite days (Possible)October: 31 % kite days (Possible)November: 40 % kite days (Good)December: 46 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Golden Sandy Beach: Jan 35 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 46 %, May 48 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 46 %
  2. 2
    Jinshatan Beach

    China

    32 %
    January: 34 % kite days (Possible)February: 39 % kite days (Possible)March: 40 % kite days (Good)April: 39 % kite days (Possible)May: 44 % kite days (Good)June: 27 % kite days (Possible)July: 14 % kite days (Off)August: 17 % kite days (Off)September: 19 % kite days (Off)October: 32 % kite days (Possible)November: 36 % kite days (Possible)December: 42 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Jinshatan Beach: Jan 34 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 39 %, May 44 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 42 %

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

Kite days by month for Shandong: median of 2 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 Shandong, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/china/shandong

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