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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

Best Kitespots in La Unión

1 spot · El Salvador

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
8 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
30 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Playa El Maculis
8 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in La Unión

La Unión in El Salvador has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 8 % kite days over the year; Playa El Maculis leads with 8 %.

Water about 30 °C.

Best time to visit La Unión

  • 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 18 % in April.

Water 29 °C in January to 31 °C in August. Air 29 °C in October to 31 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in La Unión: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in La Unión?

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

Which is the best kite spot in La Unión?

Playa El Maculis has the most kite days in La Unión: 8 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in La Unión?

The water ranges from 29 °C in January to 31 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in January, boardshorts in August.

Good for learning

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

None checked in La Unión yet.

All spots in La Unión

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Playa El Maculis

    El Salvador

    8 %
    January: 13 % kite days (Off)February: 16 % kite days (Off)March: 14 % kite days (Off)April: 18 % kite days (Off)May: 7 % kite days (Off)June: 3 % kite days (Off)July: 0 % kite days (Off)August: 5 % kite days (Off)September: 3 % kite days (Off)October: 5 % kite days (Off)November: 4 % kite days (Off)December: 8 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Playa El Maculis: Jan 13 %, Feb 16 %, Mar 14 %, Apr 18 %, May 7 %, Jun 3 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 3 %, Oct 5 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 8 %

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

Kite days by month for La Unión: 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 La Unión, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/el-salvador/la-union

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