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Best Kitespots in Nicoya

1 spot · Costa Rica

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
3 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
30 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Nosara
3 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Nicoya

Nicoya in Costa Rica has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 3 % kite days over the year; Nosara leads with 3 %.

Water about 30 °C.

Best time to visit Nicoya

  • 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 0 % in September to 9 % in January.

Water 28 °C in November to 31 °C in May. Air 27 °C in October to 30 °C in March, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Nicoya: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Nicoya?

Kiteable wind is rare in Nicoya: the median spot stays under 20 % kite days in every month from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Nicoya?

Nosara has the most kite days in Nicoya: 3 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Nicoya?

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

Good for learning

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

None checked in Nicoya yet.

All spots in Nicoya

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Nosara

    Costa Rica

    3 %
    January: 9 % kite days (Off)February: 6 % kite days (Off)March: 4 % kite days (Off)April: 3 % kite days (Off)May: 0 % kite days (Off)June: 1 % kite days (Off)July: 0 % kite days (Off)August: 3 % kite days (Off)September: 0 % kite days (Off)October: 3 % kite days (Off)November: 4 % kite days (Off)December: 4 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Nosara: Jan 9 %, Feb 6 %, Mar 4 %, Apr 3 %, May 0 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 3 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 3 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 4 %

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

Kite days by month for Nicoya: median of 1 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 Nicoya, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/costa-rica/nicoya

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