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Best Kitespots in Puntarenas Province

2 spots · Costa Rica

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

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

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

Kitesurfing in Puntarenas Province

Puntarenas Province in Costa Rica has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 1 % kite days over the year; Playa Mal Pais leads with 3 %.

Water about 30 °C.

Best time to visit Puntarenas Province

  • 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 July to 3 % in November.

Water 28 °C in November to 31 °C in April. Air 27 °C in November to 29 °C in March, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Puntarenas Province: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Puntarenas Province?

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

Which is the best kite spot in Puntarenas Province?

Playa Mal Pais has the most kite days in Puntarenas Province: 3 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Puntarenas Province?

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

Good for learning

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

None checked in Puntarenas Province yet.

All spots in Puntarenas Province

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Playa Mal Pais

    Costa Rica

    3 %
    January: 3 % kite days (Off)February: 4 % kite days (Off)March: 5 % kite days (Off)April: 2 % kite days (Off)May: 1 % kite days (Off)June: 1 % kite days (Off)July: 0 % kite days (Off)August: 3 % kite days (Off)September: 0 % kite days (Off)October: 4 % kite days (Off)November: 6 % kite days (Off)December: 1 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Playa Mal Pais: Jan 3 %, Feb 4 %, Mar 5 %, Apr 2 %, May 1 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 3 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 4 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 1 %
  2. 0 %
    January: 0 % kite days (Off)February: 0 % kite days (Off)March: 0 % kite days (Off)April: 0 % kite days (Off)May: 0 % kite days (Off)June: 0 % kite days (Off)July: 0 % kite days (Off)August: 0 % kite days (Off)September: 0 % kite days (Off)October: 1 % kite days (Off)November: 0 % kite days (Off)December: 0 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Boca del Rio Sierpe: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %

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

Kite days by month for Puntarenas Province: 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 Puntarenas Province, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/costa-rica/puntarenas-province

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