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Best Kitespots in Guatemala

3 spots · North America

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

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

Kite spots
3 spots
Median kite days
9 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
31 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Sipacate
9 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Guatemala

Guatemala has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 9 % kite days over the year; Sipacate leads with 9 %. The spots spread over 3 regions.

Water 29 to 32 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Guatemala

  • 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 2 % in November to 17 % in March.

Water 29 °C in January to 32 °C in August. Air 28 °C in January to 30 °C in April, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Guatemala: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Guatemala?

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

Which is the best kite spot in Guatemala?

Sipacate has the most kite days in Guatemala: 9 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Guatemala?

The water ranges from 29 °C in January to 32 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in January, boardshorts in August.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Sipacate

    Guatemala

    9 %

Good for learning

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

None checked in Guatemala yet.

By region

All spots in Guatemala

Sipacate leads with 9 % kite days per year, followed by Rio Dulce (0 %) and Isla de los Gatos (0 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Sipacate

    Guatemala

    9 %
    January: 10 % kite days (Off)February: 16 % kite days (Off)March: 17 % kite days (Off)April: 14 % kite days (Off)May: 4 % kite days (Off)June: 5 % kite days (Off)July: 4 % kite days (Off)August: 8 % kite days (Off)September: 7 % kite days (Off)October: 8 % kite days (Off)November: 2 % kite days (Off)December: 7 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Sipacate: Jan 10 %, Feb 16 %, Mar 17 %, Apr 14 %, May 4 %, Jun 5 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 7 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 7 %
  2. 2
    Rio Dulce

    Guatemala

    0 %
    January: 1 % kite days (Off)February: 0 % kite days (Off)March: 1 % 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: 0 % kite days (Off)November: 0 % kite days (Off)December: 0 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Rio Dulce: Jan 1 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 1 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %
  3. 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: 0 % kite days (Off)November: 0 % kite days (Off)December: 0 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Isla de los Gatos: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %

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

Kite days by month for Guatemala: 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 Guatemala, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/guatemala

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