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Best Kitespots in Saint James

1 spot · Jamaica

Best for kiting from June to July and from December to April, with 50 to 67 % kite days. Water 27 to 30 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
47 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
29 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Flamingo Beach
47 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Saint James

Saint James in Jamaica has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 47 % kite days over the year; Flamingo Beach leads with 47 %.

Best season at the median spot: June to July and December to April (50 % kite days or more). Water about 29 °C.

Best time to visit Saint James

  • 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 to July and December to April
  • Warm and windy: December to August
  • Low wind: September

Kite days at the median spot range from 15 % in September to 67 % in February.

Water 27 °C in February to 31 °C in September. Air 27 °C in January to 30 °C in September, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Saint James: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Saint James?

The best months are June to July and December to April: the median spot in Saint James had 50 to 67 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Saint James?

Flamingo Beach has the most kite days in Saint James: 47 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Saint James?

The water ranges from 27 °C in February to 31 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in February, boardshorts in September.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Saint James yet.

All spots in Saint James

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Flamingo Beach

    Jamaica

    47 %
    January: 55 % kite days (Good)February: 67 % kite days (Prime)March: 57 % kite days (Good)April: 50 % kite days (Good)May: 44 % kite days (Good)June: 57 % kite days (Good)July: 64 % kite days (Prime)August: 43 % kite days (Good)September: 15 % kite days (Off)October: 22 % kite days (Possible)November: 36 % kite days (Possible)December: 54 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Flamingo Beach: Jan 55 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 50 %, May 44 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 54 %

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

Kite days by month for Saint James: 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 Saint James, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/jamaica/saint-james

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