Best Kitespots in County Kerry

18 spots · Ireland

Best for kiting in June and from August to November, with 56 to 67 % kite days. Water 12 to 17 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Median of 6 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 18 spots
Median kite days: 61 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 13 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Ventry; 64 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in County Kerry

County Kerry in Ireland has 18 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 61 % kite days over the year; Ventry leads with 64 %.

Best season at the median spot: June and August to November (50 % kite days or more). Water about 13 °C.

Best time to visit County Kerry

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 November

Kite days at the median spot range from 47 % in July to 82 % in February.

Water 8 °C in January to 17 °C in July. Air 9 °C in January to 17 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in County Kerry: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in County Kerry?

The best months are June and August to November: the median spot in County Kerry had 56 to 67 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in County Kerry?

Ventry has the most kite days in County Kerry: 64 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in County Kerry?

The water ranges from 8 °C in January to 17 °C in July at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in January, 4/3 in July.

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 Kerry
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ventry	63	84	70	58	56	60	51	59	64	69	68	69
Mossies	62	82	66	54	52	59	52	61	63	67	72	64
Smerwick Harbour	63	82	69	53	52	62	48	57	63	68	67	66
Gowlane	62	82	65	49	47	54	46	55	60	66	67	64
Dumps	48	71	53	42	39	48	40	46	50	54	55	54
Rossbeigh	38	59	46	32	31	37	28	39	35	42	38	45

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 Kerry yet.

All spots in County Kerry

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Ventry
Ireland
64 %
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 Ventry: Jan 63 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 58 %, May 56 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 69 %
2
Garry Williams Point
Ireland
63 %
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 Garry Williams Point: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 54 %, May 52 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 64 %
3
Mossies
Ireland
63 %
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 Mossies: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 54 %, May 52 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 64 %
4
Scraggane
Ireland
63 %
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 Scraggane: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 54 %, May 52 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 64 %
5
Shitties
Ireland
63 %
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 Shitties: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 54 %, May 52 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 64 %
6
Smerwick Harbour
Ireland
62 %
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 Smerwick Harbour: Jan 63 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 53 %, May 52 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 66 %
7
Brandon Bay
Ireland
60 %
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 Brandon Bay: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 49 %, May 47 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 64 %
8
Fermoyle
Ireland
60 %
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 Fermoyle: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 49 %, May 47 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 64 %
9
Gowlane
Ireland
60 %
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 Gowlane: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 49 %, May 47 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 64 %
10
Kilcummin
Ireland
60 %
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 Kilcummin: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 49 %, May 47 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 64 %
11
Stradbally
Ireland
60 %
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 Stradbally: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 49 %, May 47 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 64 %
12
Aughacasla
Ireland
50 %
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 Aughacasla: Jan 48 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 42 %, May 39 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 54 %
13
Banna Strand
Ireland
50 %
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 Banna Strand: Jan 48 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 42 %, May 39 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 54 %
14
Dumps
Ireland
50 %
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 Dumps: Jan 48 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 42 %, May 39 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 54 %
15
Stoney Gap
Ireland
50 %
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 Stoney Gap: Jan 48 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 42 %, May 39 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 54 %
16
Trench
Ireland
50 %
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 Trench: Jan 48 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 42 %, May 39 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 54 %
17
Inch Beach
Ireland
39 %
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 Inch Beach: Jan 38 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 32 %, May 31 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 45 %
18
Rossbeigh
Ireland
39 %
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 Rossbeigh: Jan 38 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 32 %, May 31 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 45 %

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Kite days by month for County Kerry: median of 6 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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