Best Kitespots in County Donegal

5 spots · Ireland

Best for kiting in June and from August to October, with 53 to 71 % kite days. Water 13 to 16 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.

Median of 4 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 5 spots
Median kite days: 61 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 12 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Magheraroarty; 66 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in County Donegal

County Donegal in Ireland has 5 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 61 % kite days over the year; Magheraroarty leads with 66 %.

Best season at the median spot: June and August to October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 12 °C.

Best time to visit County Donegal

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.

Best season: June and August to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 43 % in May to 81 % in February.

Water 8 °C in February to 16 °C in August. Air 8 °C in January to 16 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in County Donegal: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in County Donegal?

The best months are June and August to October: the median spot in County Donegal had 53 to 71 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in County Donegal?

Magheraroarty has the most kite days in County Donegal: 66 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in County Donegal?

The water ranges from 8 °C in February to 16 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, 4/3 in August.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in County Donegal
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Magheraroarty	73	84	69	62	47	59	56	62	67	77	72	68
Bloody Foreland	73	85	67	59	48	59	55	61	66	77	70	69
Portnoo	59	78	59	50	38	47	42	53	56	65	62	59
Rossnowlagh	28	50	37	28	18	25	15	29	28	34	24	32

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in County Donegal yet.

All spots in County Donegal

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Magheraroarty
Ireland
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Magheraroarty: Jan 73 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 62 %, May 47 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 68 %
2
Bloody Foreland
Ireland
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bloody Foreland: Jan 73 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 59 %, May 48 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 69 %
3
Portnoo
Ireland
56 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Portnoo: Jan 59 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 50 %, May 38 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 59 %
4
Rossnowlagh
Ireland
29 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Rossnowlagh: Jan 28 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 28 %, May 18 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 32 %
5
Tullan Beach
Ireland
29 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tullan Beach: Jan 28 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 28 %, May 18 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 32 %

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

Kite days by month for County Donegal: median of 4 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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