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Best Kitespots in Niigata Prefecture

1 spot · Japan

Kite days peak in January at 45 %.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
23 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
19 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Kashiwazaki
23 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Niigata Prefecture

Niigata Prefecture in Japan has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 23 % kite days over the year; Kashiwazaki leads with 23 %.

Water about 19 °C.

Best time to visit Niigata 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.

  • Low wind: May to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 6 % in July to 49 % in February.

Water 10 °C in February to 29 °C in August. Air 7 °C in January to 29 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Niigata Prefecture: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Niigata Prefecture?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is February with 49 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Niigata Prefecture?

Kashiwazaki has the most kite days in Niigata Prefecture: 23 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Niigata Prefecture?

The water ranges from 10 °C in February to 29 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 in February, boardshorts in August.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Niigata Prefecture yet.

All spots in Niigata Prefecture

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Kashiwazaki

    Japan

    23 %
    January: 45 % kite days (Good)February: 49 % kite days (Good)March: 30 % kite days (Possible)April: 22 % kite days (Possible)May: 13 % kite days (Off)June: 7 % kite days (Off)July: 6 % kite days (Off)August: 10 % kite days (Off)September: 10 % kite days (Off)October: 15 % kite days (Off)November: 27 % kite days (Possible)December: 44 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Kashiwazaki: Jan 45 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 22 %, May 13 %, Jun 7 %, Jul 6 %, Aug 10 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 44 %

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

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

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