Best Kitespots in County Mayo

12 spots · Ireland

Best for kiting from May to June and from August to October, with 50 to 68 % 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 8 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 12 spots
Median kite days: 63 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 12 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Aghleam; 77 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in County Mayo

County Mayo in Ireland has 12 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 63 % kite days over the year; Aghleam leads with 77 %.

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

Best time to visit County Mayo

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: May to June and August to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 47 % in July to 83 % in February.

Water 9 °C in January to 16 °C in August. Air 9 °C in January to 16 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in County Mayo: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in County Mayo?

The best months are May to June and August to October: the median spot in County Mayo had 50 to 68 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in County Mayo?

Aghleam has the most kite days in County Mayo: 77 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in County Mayo?

The water ranges from 9 °C in January to 16 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in January, 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 Mayo
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aghleam	80	83	79	73	68	79	69	76	79	84	80	77
Drum	78	84	75	69	64	74	64	74	76	84	79	76
Keel Beach	75	87	74	69	66	74	61	69	73	80	80	76
Claggan Island	64	83	66	56	50	60	48	60	62	68	69	68
Doogort	62	82	67	55	50	59	47	58	62	69	69	67
Carrownisky Strand	57	77	59	47	43	52	39	53	55	60	58	61
Clew Bay, Bertra Strand	41	66	51	39	33	42	32	45	43	50	40	47
Clew Bay, Mulranny	37	56	43	32	26	31	23	39	37	41	33	41

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

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None checked in County Mayo yet.

All spots in County Mayo

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Aghleam
Ireland
77 %
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 Aghleam: Jan 80 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 73 %, May 68 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 76 %, Sep 79 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 77 %
2
Falmore
Ireland
77 %
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 Falmore: Jan 80 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 73 %, May 68 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 76 %, Sep 79 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 77 %
3
Drum
Ireland
75 %
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 Drum: Jan 78 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 69 %, May 64 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 %
4
Elly Bay
Ireland
75 %
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 Elly Bay: Jan 78 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 69 %, May 64 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 %
5
Elly Beach
Ireland
75 %
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 Elly Beach: Jan 78 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 69 %, May 64 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 %
6
Keel Beach
Ireland
74 %
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 Keel Beach: Jan 75 %, Feb 87 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 69 %, May 66 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 76 %
7
Claggan Island
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 Claggan Island: Jan 64 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 56 %, May 50 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 68 %
8
Doogort
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 Doogort: Jan 62 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 55 %, May 50 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 67 %
9
Carrownisky Strand
Ireland
55 %
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 Carrownisky Strand: Jan 57 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 47 %, May 43 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 61 %
10
Keel Lough
Ireland
49 %
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 Keel Lough: Jan 51 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 43 %, May 40 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 53 %
11
Clew Bay, Bertra Strand
Ireland
44 %
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 Clew Bay, Bertra Strand: Jan 41 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 39 %, May 33 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 47 %
12
Clew Bay, Mulranny
Ireland
37 %
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 Clew Bay, Mulranny: Jan 37 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 32 %, May 26 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 23 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 41 %

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Kite days by month for County Mayo: median of 8 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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