Best Kitespots in County Sligo

7 spots · Ireland

Best for kiting from August to October, with 52 to 64 % kite days. Water 14 to 17 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to March.

Median of 5 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 7 spots
Median kite days: 54 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 12 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: West of Dunmoran; 64 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in County Sligo

County Sligo in Ireland has 7 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 54 % kite days over the year; West of Dunmoran leads with 64 %.

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

Best time to visit County Sligo

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: August to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 37 % in May to 74 % in February.

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

Kitesurfing in County Sligo: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in County Sligo?

The best months are August to October: the median spot in County Sligo had 52 to 64 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in County Sligo?

West of Dunmoran has the most kite days in County Sligo: 64 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in County Sligo?

The water ranges from 8 °C in February to 17 °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 Sligo
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
West of Dunmoran	68	85	66	57	48	57	52	59	64	72	73	67
Streedagh Beach	59	78	57	49	37	47	45	56	57	66	67	60
Dunmoran Strand	51	74	56	49	40	47	42	52	56	64	61	55
Enniscrone	44	62	54	39	34	37	29	40	43	50	44	50
Lissadell	34	51	41	34	25	31	25	33	33	38	34	35

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 Sligo yet.

All spots in County Sligo

Kite days per year, % of days

1
West of Dunmoran
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 West of Dunmoran: Jan 68 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 57 %, May 48 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 67 %
2
Streedagh Beach
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 Streedagh Beach: Jan 59 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 49 %, May 37 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 60 %
3
Dunmoran Strand
Ireland
54 %
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 Dunmoran Strand: Jan 51 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 49 %, May 40 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 55 %
4
Enniscrone
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 Enniscrone: Jan 44 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 39 %, May 34 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 50 %
5
Lissadell
Ireland
35 %
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 Lissadell: Jan 34 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 34 %, May 25 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 35 %
6
Rosses Point
Ireland
35 %
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 Rosses Point: Jan 34 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 34 %, May 25 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 35 %
7
Strandhill
Ireland
35 %
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 Strandhill: Jan 34 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 34 %, May 25 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 35 %

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

Kite days by month for County Sligo: median of 5 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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