Best Kitespots in La Guajira

4 spots · Colombia

Best for kiting all year except October, with 52 to 95 % kite days. Water 26 to 30 °C.

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

Kite destinations in La Guajira

Kitesurfing in Cabo de la Vela
Windiest month: March, 99 % 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 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 %

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 77 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 28 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Punta Gallinas; 92 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in La Guajira

La Guajira in Colombia has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 77 % kite days over the year; Punta Gallinas leads with 92 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 28 °C.

Best time to visit La Guajira

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 October
Warm and windy: all year except October

Kite days at the median spot range from 39 % in October to 95 % in February.

Water 26 °C in February to 30 °C in October. Air 28 °C in March to 31 °C in June, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in La Guajira: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in La Guajira?

The best months are all year except October: the median spot in La Guajira had 52 to 95 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in La Guajira?

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

How warm is the water in La Guajira?

The water ranges from 26 °C in February to 30 °C in October at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in February, 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 La Guajira
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Punta Gallinas	97	97	97	99	99	97	99	94	80	70	77	98
Cabo de la Vela	98	97	99	97	93	94	99	87	74	55	69	99
Camarones	90	93	91	76	43	61	78	56	29	23	51	85
Riohacha	81	91	89	71	47	65	78	57	26	13	37	71

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.

Kite days per year, % of days

Cabo de la Vela
Colombia
88 %
Riohacha
Colombia
60 %

All spots in La Guajira

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
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 %
4
Riohacha
Colombia
60 %
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 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 %

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

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

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