Best Kitespots in Magdalena

5 spots · Colombia

Best for kiting from December to April, with 78 to 96 % kite days. Water 27 to 28 °C.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 5 spots
Median kite days: 51 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Salamanca; 58 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Magdalena

Magdalena in Colombia has 5 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 51 % kite days over the year; Salamanca leads with 58 %.

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

Best time to visit Magdalena

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: September to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 9 % in September to 96 % in February.

Water 27 °C in February to 30 °C in September. Air 29 °C in January to 29 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Magdalena: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Magdalena?

The best months are December to April: the median spot in Magdalena had 78 to 96 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Magdalena?

Salamanca has the most kite days in Magdalena: 58 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Magdalena?

The water ranges from 27 °C in February to 30 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in February, boardshorts in September.

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 Magdalena
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Salamanca	95	98	96	84	40	35	58	31	16	13	42	89
Rodadero	90	96	94	78	34	23	42	23	9	14	34	80
El Aeropuerto	46	77	75	46	15	2	10	6	4	5	9	20

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 Magdalena yet.

All spots in Magdalena

Kite days per year, % of days

1
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 %
2
Rodadero
Colombia
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 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 %
3
Salguero
Colombia
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 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 %
4
Santa Marta
Colombia
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 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 %
5
El Aeropuerto
Colombia
26 %
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 El Aeropuerto: Jan 46 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 46 %, May 15 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 5 %, Nov 9 %, Dec 20 %

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

Kite days by month for Magdalena: median of 3 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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