Best Kitespots in Colombia

27 spots · South America

Best for kiting from December to April, with 64 to 91 % kite days. Water 28 to 29 °C.

Median of 19 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 27 spots
Median kite days: 49 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 30 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Punta Gallinas; 92 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Colombia

Colombia has 27 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 49 % kite days over the year; Punta Gallinas leads with 92 %. The spots spread over 9 regions.

Best season at the median spot: December to April (50 % kite days or more). Water 28 to 31 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Colombia

Kitesurfing in Cabo de la Vela
Windiest month: March, 99 % kite days
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2. F
3. M
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8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month in Cabo de la Vela: Jan 98 %, Feb 97 %, Mar 99 %, Apr 97 %, May 93 %, Jun 94 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 87 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 99 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Colombia

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 to April
Warm and windy: July and December to April
Low wind: June and August to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 5 % in September to 91 % in February.

Water 28 °C in February to 31 °C in September. Air 28 °C in February to 29 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Colombia: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Colombia?

The best months are December to April: the median spot in Colombia had 64 to 91 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Colombia?

Punta Gallinas has the most kite days in Colombia: 92 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Colombia?

The water ranges from 28 °C in February to 31 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in February, boardshorts in September.

Destinations by month

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

Kite days by month for destinations in Colombia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cabo de la Vela	98	97	99	97	93	94	99	87	74	55	69	99

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.

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 Colombia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bolívar	70	83	82	46	12	6	18	7	3	9	16	38
La Guajira	93	95	94	86	70	80	88	72	52	39	60	92
Magdalena	90	96	94	78	34	23	42	23	9	13	34	80

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 Colombia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bolívar	29 °C	28 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	31 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C
La Guajira	27 °C	26 °C	27 °C	27 °C	29 °C	29 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	29 °C	27 °C
Magdalena	27 °C	27 °C	27 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	28 °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
Punta Gallinas
Colombia
92 %
2
Downtown Beach
Colombia
65 %
3
Camarones
Colombia
65 %
4
Riohacha
Colombia
60 %
5
Salamanca
Colombia
58 %
6
Salgar
Colombia
53 %
7
Rodadero
Colombia
51 %
8
Puerto Velero
Colombia
50 %
9
Galerasamba
Colombia
49 %
10
Playa Caleta
Colombia
42 %

Good for learning

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

Kite days per year, % of days

Cabo de la Vela
Colombia
88 %
Riohacha
Colombia
60 %

By region

Bolívar

10 spots · 32 % kite days per year

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Magdalena

5 spots · 51 % kite days per year

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La Guajira

4 spots · 77 % kite days per year

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Atlántico

3 spots · 52 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Colombia

Punta Gallinas leads with 92 % kite days per year, followed by Cabo de la Vela (88 %) and Downtown Beach (65 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Punta Gallinas
Colombia
92 %
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 Punta Gallinas: Jan 97 %, Feb 97 %, Mar 97 %, Apr 99 %, May 99 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 80 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 98 %
2
Cabo de la Vela
Colombia
88 %
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 Cabo de la Vela: Jan 98 %, Feb 97 %, Mar 99 %, Apr 97 %, May 93 %, Jun 94 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 87 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 99 %
3
Downtown Beach
Colombia
65 %
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 Downtown Beach: Jan 81 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 64 %, May 58 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 92 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 86 %
4
Camarones
Colombia
65 %
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 Camarones: Jan 90 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 76 %, May 43 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 78 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 85 %
5
Riohacha
Colombia
60 %
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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 Riohacha: Jan 81 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 71 %, May 47 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 78 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 71 %
6
Salamanca
Colombia
58 %
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 Salamanca: Jan 95 %, Feb 98 %, Mar 96 %, Apr 84 %, May 40 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 89 %
7
Salgar
Colombia
53 %
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 Salgar: Jan 93 %, Feb 97 %, Mar 95 %, Apr 76 %, May 33 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 84 %
8
Rodadero
Colombia
51 %
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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 Rodadero: Jan 90 %, Feb 96 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 78 %, May 34 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 80 %
9
Salguero
Colombia
51 %
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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 Salguero: Jan 90 %, Feb 96 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 78 %, May 34 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 80 %
10
Santa Marta
Colombia
51 %
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3. M
4. A
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8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Santa Marta: Jan 90 %, Feb 96 %, Mar 94 %, Apr 78 %, May 34 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 80 %
11
Puerto Colombia
Colombia
50 %
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12. D
Kite days by month at Puerto Colombia: Jan 92 %, Feb 96 %, Mar 95 %, Apr 74 %, May 31 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 81 %
12
Puerto Velero
Colombia
50 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Puerto Velero: Jan 92 %, Feb 96 %, Mar 95 %, Apr 74 %, May 31 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 81 %
13
Galerasamba
Colombia
49 %
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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 Galerasamba: Jan 92 %, Feb 95 %, Mar 93 %, Apr 75 %, May 30 %, Jun 19 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 5 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 28 %, Dec 79 %
14
Playa Caleta
Colombia
42 %
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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 Caleta: Jan 84 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 90 %, Apr 63 %, May 22 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 3 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 71 %
15
Playa Render
Colombia
42 %
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 Render: Jan 84 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 90 %, Apr 63 %, May 22 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 3 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 71 %

Show 12 more spots

16 La Boquilla 35 %
17 Café del Mar 32 %
18 Las Velas 32 %
19 La V 32 %
20 Mokana Club Laguito 32 %
21 Rosario Islands 30 %
22 Playa Blanca 29 %
23 El Aeropuerto 26 %
24 Covenas 13 %
25 Lago Calima 0 %
26 Nuqui Kite Beach 0 %
27 Represa De Chivor 0 %

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

Kite days by month for Colombia: median of 19 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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