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Best Kitespots in Iceland

1 spot · Europe

Kite days peak in August at 30 %.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
35 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
7 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Alftanes
35 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Iceland

Iceland has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 35 % kite days over the year; Alftanes leads with 35 %.

Water 3 to 12 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Iceland

  • 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 21 % in July to 48 % in February.

Water 3 °C in January to 12 °C in August. Air 3 °C in January to 13 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Iceland: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Iceland?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is February with 48 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Iceland?

Alftanes has the most kite days in Iceland: 35 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Iceland?

The water ranges from 3 °C in January to 12 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in January, 5/4 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
    Alftanes

    Iceland

    35 %

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All spots in Iceland

Alftanes leads with 35 % kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Alftanes

    Iceland

    35 %
    January: 40 % kite days (Good)February: 48 % kite days (Good)March: 41 % kite days (Good)April: 39 % kite days (Possible)May: 32 % kite days (Possible)June: 28 % kite days (Possible)July: 21 % kite days (Possible)August: 30 % kite days (Possible)September: 35 % kite days (Possible)October: 37 % kite days (Possible)November: 33 % kite days (Possible)December: 31 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Alftanes: Jan 40 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 39 %, May 32 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 31 %

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

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

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