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Best Kitespots in Hokkaido Prefecture

1 spot · Japan

Best for kiting in November, with 54 % kite days. Water 12 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to February.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
40 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
13 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Otaru Beach
40 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Hokkaido Prefecture

Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 40 % kite days over the year; Otaru Beach leads with 40 %.

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

Best time to visit Hokkaido Prefecture

  • 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: November
  • Low wind: July

Kite days at the median spot range from 17 % in July to 60 % in December.

Water 4 °C in February to 25 °C in August. Air -1 °C in January to 24 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Hokkaido Prefecture: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Hokkaido Prefecture?

The best month is November: the median spot in Hokkaido Prefecture had 54 % kite days then, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Hokkaido Prefecture?

Otaru Beach has the most kite days in Hokkaido Prefecture: 40 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Hokkaido Prefecture?

The water ranges from 4 °C in February to 25 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, shorty in August.

Good for learning

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

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Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Otaru Beach

    Japan

    40 %
    January: 50 % kite days (Good)February: 55 % kite days (Good)March: 47 % kite days (Good)April: 37 % kite days (Possible)May: 37 % kite days (Possible)June: 24 % kite days (Possible)July: 17 % kite days (Off)August: 24 % kite days (Possible)September: 29 % kite days (Possible)October: 44 % kite days (Good)November: 54 % kite days (Good)December: 60 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Otaru Beach: Jan 50 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 37 %, May 37 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 60 %

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

Kite days by month for Hokkaido Prefecture: 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 Hokkaido Prefecture, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/japan/hokkaido-prefecture

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