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Best Kitespots in Lamu

2 spots · Kenya

Best for kiting from January to February and from May to September, with 73 to 98 % kite days. Water 26 to 28 °C.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
65 % 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 Lamu

Lamu in Kenya has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 65 % kite days over the year; Lamu Island leads with 70 %.

Best season at the median spot: January to February and May to September (50 % kite days or more). Water about 28 °C.

Best time to visit Lamu

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

Kite days at the median spot range from 7 % in November to 98 % in July.

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

Kitesurfing in Lamu: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Lamu?

The best months are January to February and May to September: the median spot in Lamu had 73 to 98 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Lamu?

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

How warm is the water in Lamu?

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

Good for learning

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

None checked in Lamu yet.

All spots in Lamu

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Lamu Island

    Kenya

    70 %
    January: 90 % kite days (Prime)February: 78 % kite days (Prime)March: 42 % kite days (Good)April: 49 % kite days (Good)May: 91 % kite days (Prime)June: 99 % kite days (Prime)July: 100 % kite days (Prime)August: 98 % kite days (Prime)September: 89 % kite days (Prime)October: 53 % kite days (Good)November: 10 % kite days (Off)December: 39 % kite days (Possible)
    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. 2
    Kizingoni

    Kenya

    60 %
    January: 82 % kite days (Prime)February: 67 % kite days (Prime)March: 33 % kite days (Possible)April: 33 % kite days (Possible)May: 80 % kite days (Prime)June: 94 % kite days (Prime)July: 97 % kite days (Prime)August: 89 % kite days (Prime)September: 72 % kite days (Prime)October: 35 % kite days (Possible)November: 4 % kite days (Off)December: 29 % kite days (Possible)
    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 %

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

Kite days by month for Lamu: median of 2 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 Lamu, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/kenya/lamu

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