Best Kitespots in Kenya

19 spots · Africa

Best for kiting from January to February and from April to September, with 57 to 97 % kite days. Water 26 to 30 °C.

Median of 12 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 19 spots
Median kite days: 57 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 28 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Lamu Island; 70 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Kenya

Kenya has 19 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 57 % kite days over the year; Lamu Island leads with 70 %. The spots spread over 5 regions.

Best season at the median spot: January to February and April to September (50 % kite days or more). Water 26 to 30 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Kenya

Kitesurfing in Watamu
Windiest month: June, 76 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Watamu: Jan 15 %, Feb 17 %, Mar 3 %, Apr 27 %, May 58 %, Jun 76 %, Jul 73 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 2 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Kenya

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: January to February and April to September
Warm and windy: January to February and April to September
Low wind: November

Kite days at the median spot range from 6 % in November to 97 % in July.

Water 26 °C in August to 30 °C in March. Air 26 °C in August to 29 °C in March, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Kenya: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Kenya?

The best months are January to February and April to September: the median spot in Kenya had 57 to 97 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Kenya?

Lamu Island has the most kite days in Kenya: 70 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Kenya?

The water ranges from 26 °C in August to 30 °C in March at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in August, boardshorts in March.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in Kenya
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Watamu	15	17	3	27	58	76	73	44	27	9	0	2

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.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Kenya
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Kilifi County	51	42	20	57	90	97	98	90	77	45	5	14
Kwale	72	65	34	56	88	93	91	60	35	13	6	24

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.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Kenya
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Kilifi County	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	29 °C	27 °C	27 °C	26 °C	27 °C	28 °C	29 °C	29 °C
Kwale	29 °C	29 °C	30 °C	29 °C	28 °C	27 °C	27 °C	26 °C	27 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Lamu Island
Kenya
70 %
2
Kilifi Creek
Kenya
61 %
3
Shanzu Beach
Kenya
60 %
4
Kizingoni
Kenya
60 %
5
Malindi Bay
Kenya
59 %
6
Malindi Town
Kenya
57 %
7
Nyali Reef
Kenya
57 %
8
Tiwi Beach
Kenya
55 %
9
Mwazaro Beach
Kenya
55 %
10
Che Shale
Kenya
55 %

Good for learning

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

Kite days per year, % of days

Kilifi Creek
Kenya
61 %
Shanzu Beach
Kenya
60 %
Mwazaro Beach
Kenya
55 %
Che Shale
Kenya
55 %

By region

Kwale

7 spots · 55 % kite days per year

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Kilifi County

6 spots · 57 % kite days per year

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Mombasa County

3 spots · 58 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Kenya

Lamu Island leads with 70 % kite days per year, followed by Kilifi Creek (61 %) and Shanzu Beach (60 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Lamu Island
Kenya
70 %
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3. M
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5. M
6. J
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8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lamu Island: Jan 90 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 49 %, May 91 %, Jun 99 %, Jul 100 %, Aug 98 %, Sep 89 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 10 %, Dec 39 %
2
Kilifi Creek
Kenya
61 %
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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 Kilifi Creek: Jan 66 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 61 %, May 90 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 7 %, Dec 18 %
3
Shanzu Beach
Kenya
60 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Shanzu Beach: Jan 73 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 62 %, May 93 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 96 %, Aug 83 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 22 %
4
Kizingoni
Kenya
60 %
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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 Kizingoni: Jan 82 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 33 %, May 80 %, Jun 94 %, Jul 97 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 29 %
5
Malindi Bay
Kenya
59 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
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7. J
8. A
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Malindi Bay: Jan 53 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 20 %, Apr 59 %, May 93 %, Jun 98 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 93 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 14 %
6
Malindi Town
Kenya
57 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Malindi Town: Jan 51 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 20 %, Apr 57 %, May 93 %, Jun 98 %, Jul 98 %, Aug 91 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 14 %
7
Nyali Beach
Kenya
57 %
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2. F
3. M
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5. M
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8. A
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Nyali Beach: Jan 74 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 59 %, May 89 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 73 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 24 %
8
Nyali Reef
Kenya
57 %
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Kite days by month at Nyali Reef: Jan 74 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 59 %, May 89 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 73 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 24 %
9
Tiwi Beach
Kenya
55 %
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3. M
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Tiwi Beach: Jan 72 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 61 %, May 90 %, Jun 96 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 24 %
10
Tiwi Rivermouth
Kenya
55 %
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Kite days by month at Tiwi Rivermouth: Jan 72 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 61 %, May 90 %, Jun 96 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 24 %
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Mwazaro Beach
Kenya
55 %
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Kite days by month at Mwazaro Beach: Jan 79 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 56 %, May 88 %, Jun 92 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 8 %, Dec 30 %
12
Che Shale
Kenya
55 %
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9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Che Shale: Jan 41 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 18 %, Apr 52 %, May 85 %, Jun 96 %, Jul 98 %, Aug 90 %, Sep 80 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 11 %
13
Diani Beach
Kenya
52 %
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3. M
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Kite days by month at Diani Beach: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 54 %, May 88 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 24 %
14
Diani Reef
Kenya
52 %
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3. M
4. A
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8. A
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Diani Reef: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 54 %, May 88 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 24 %
15
Galu Beach
Kenya
52 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Galu Beach: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 54 %, May 88 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 24 %

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16 Galu Reef 52 %
17 Watamu Beach 29 %
18 Watamu Reef 29 %
19 Lake Turkana 16 %

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

Kite days by month for Kenya: median of 12 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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