Best Kitespots in Mexico

57 spots · North America

Kite days peak in March at 40 %.

Median of 49 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 57 spots
Median kite days: 32 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 28 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Puerto Progreso; 71 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Mexico

Mexico has 57 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 32 % kite days over the year; Puerto Progreso leads with 71 %. The spots spread over 19 regions.

Water 24 to 31 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Mexico

Kitesurfing in Holbox
Windiest month: March, 91 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Holbox: Jan 68 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 89 %, May 84 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 63 %
Kitesurfing in La Ventana
Windiest month: March, 51 % kite days
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Kite days by month in La Ventana: Jan 48 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 30 %, May 19 %, Jun 7 %, Jul 5 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 18 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 37 %
Kitesurfing in Progreso, Yucatán
Windiest month: May, 89 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Progreso, Yucatán: Jan 66 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 86 %, Apr 87 %, May 89 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 84 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 56 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Mexico

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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.

Warm and windy: March
Low wind: July to September

Kite days at the median spot range from 15 % in August to 40 % in March.

Water 24 °C in January to 31 °C in September. Air 24 °C in January to 30 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Mexico: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Mexico?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is March with 40 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Mexico?

Puerto Progreso has the most kite days in Mexico: 71 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Mexico?

The water ranges from 24 °C in January to 31 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in January, boardshorts in September.

Destinations by month

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

Kite days by month for destinations in Mexico
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Holbox	68	84	91	89	84	78	69	56	37	53	59	63
La Ventana	48	43	51	30	19	7	5	8	10	18	26	37
Progreso, Yucatán	66	79	86	87	89	74	84	64	50	59	63	56

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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 Mexico
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Baja California	31	33	35	30	33	31	29	24	23	31	29	25
Baja California Sur	43	48	52	31	19	23	26	25	20	30	36	35
Guerrero	4	8	13	13	9	9	3	3	5	2	3	3
Quintana Roo	51	51	50	44	40	38	9	11	10	29	36	43
Sonora	36	33	38	41	39	44	51	48	32	32	32	34
Tamaulipas	50	47	48	55	49	36	22	22	25	42	48	43
Veracruz	30	25	28	29	19	22	5	11	13	22	25	20
Yucatán	57	73	81	83	77	64	62	42	34	46	50	51

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 Mexico
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Baja California	16 °C	15 °C	15 °C	15 °C	17 °C	18 °C	20 °C	20 °C	20 °C	18 °C	18 °C	18 °C
Baja California Sur	21 °C	20 °C	21 °C	22 °C	25 °C	27 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	27 °C	24 °C
Guerrero	28 °C	28 °C	27 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	31 °C	31 °C	31 °C	30 °C	30 °C	29 °C
Quintana Roo	27 °C	27 °C	27 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	29 °C	28 °C
Sonora	17 °C	17 °C	18 °C	21 °C	24 °C	27 °C	31 °C	32 °C	31 °C	28 °C	23 °C	19 °C
Tamaulipas	21 °C	21 °C	24 °C	25 °C	28 °C	29 °C	29 °C	29 °C	30 °C	29 °C	27 °C	24 °C
Veracruz	24 °C	24 °C	26 °C	27 °C	28 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	31 °C	29 °C	27 °C	26 °C
Yucatán	25 °C	25 °C	26 °C	27 °C	29 °C	30 °C	30 °C	31 °C	31 °C	29 °C	27 °C	26 °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
Punta Abreojos
Mexico
68 %
2
Punta San Carlos
Mexico
64 %
3
Isla Natividad
Mexico
59 %
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San Felipe
Mexico
58 %
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Playa Bagdad
Mexico
58 %
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Telchac Puerto
Mexico
55 %
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Salinas Del Marquez
Mexico
41 %
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Barra del Tordo
Mexico
40 %
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La Pinta
Mexico
40 %
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Cancun Main Beach
Mexico
40 %

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Kite days per year, % of days

Puerto Progreso
Mexico
71 %
Isla Holbox
Mexico
69 %
San Felipe
Mexico
58 %
La Ventana
Mexico
25 %

By region

Baja California

9 spots · 36 % kite days per year

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Baja California Sur

6 spots · 36 % kite days per year

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Veracruz

6 spots · 21 % kite days per year

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Quintana Roo

5 spots · 33 % kite days per year

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Jalisco

4 spots · 25 % kite days per year

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Sonora

4 spots · 36 % kite days per year

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Guerrero

3 spots · 6 % kite days per year

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Tamaulipas

3 spots · 40 % kite days per year

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Yucatán

3 spots · 58 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Mexico

Puerto Progreso leads with 71 % kite days per year, followed by Isla Holbox (69 %) and Punta Abreojos (68 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

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Puerto Progreso
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71 %
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Kite days by month at Puerto Progreso: Jan 66 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 86 %, Apr 87 %, May 89 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 84 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 56 %
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Isla Holbox
Mexico
69 %
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Kite days by month at Isla Holbox: Jan 68 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 89 %, May 84 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 63 %
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Punta Abreojos
Mexico
68 %
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Kite days by month at Punta Abreojos: Jan 31 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 93 %, May 96 %, Jun 92 %, Jul 89 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 32 %
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Punta San Carlos
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64 %
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Kite days by month at Punta San Carlos: Jan 41 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 83 %, May 80 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 39 %
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Isla Natividad
Mexico
59 %
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Kite days by month at Isla Natividad: Jan 37 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 79 %, May 86 %, Jun 76 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 32 %
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San Felipe
Mexico
58 %
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Kite days by month at San Felipe: Jan 57 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 81 %, Apr 83 %, May 77 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 51 %
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Playa Bagdad
Mexico
58 %
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Kite days by month at Playa Bagdad: Jan 59 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 73 %, May 72 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 52 %
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Telchac Puerto
Mexico
55 %
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Kite days by month at Telchac Puerto: Jan 48 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 77 %, May 76 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 40 %
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Salinas Del Marquez
Mexico
41 %
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Kite days by month at Salinas Del Marquez: Jan 59 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 42 %, May 22 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 26 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 63 %
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Barra del Tordo
Mexico
40 %
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Kite days by month at Barra del Tordo: Jan 50 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 54 %, May 49 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 43 %
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La Pinta
Mexico
40 %
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Kite days by month at La Pinta: Jan 20 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 21 %
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Old Mill
Mexico
40 %
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Kite days by month at Old Mill: Jan 20 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 21 %
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Cancun Main Beach
Mexico
40 %
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Kite days by month at Cancun Main Beach: Jan 58 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 62 %, May 49 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 8 %, Aug 11 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 29 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 44 %
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La Ribera
Mexico
40 %
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Kite days by month at La Ribera: Jan 68 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 29 %, May 18 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 63 %
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El Tomatal
Mexico
39 %
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Kite days by month at El Tomatal: Jan 38 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 50 %, May 56 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 33 %

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16 Puerto Penasco 38 %
17 Palma Sola 38 %
18 Ciudad del Carmen 38 %
19 Bahia Santa Maria 36 %
20 El Golfo de Santa Clara 36 %
21 Nuevo Mazatlan 36 %
22 Playa Los Algodones 36 %
23 Dunas de Chachalacas 35 %
24 Rocky Point 35 %
25 Tampico Beach 33 %
26 Country Club 33 %
27 Isla Coronado 32 %
28 La Gloria 32 %
29 Mahahual 32 %
30 La Ventana 25 %
31 Tuxpan 24 %
32 Punta La Gringa 23 %
33 Shipwrecks 21 %
34 Puerto Arista 18 %
35 La Manzanilla 18 %
36 Playa Diamante 18 %
37 Monte Gordo 17 %
38 Mezcalitos 16 %
39 La Playita 15 %
40 Coatzacoalcos 15 %
41 Rauls 13 %
42 Playa Ventanilla 13 %
43 Atlangantepec 12 %
44 Playa Isla de la Piedra 11 %
45 Laguna Chautengo 6 %
46 Boca de Pascuales 6 %
47 Presa de Huapango 5 %
48 Bahia Magdalena 5 %
49 La Ticla 3 %
50 Nexpa 3 %
51 Santa Rose Dam 3 %
52 Laguna de Chapala 2 %
53 Troncones 1 %
54 Sayulita 1 %
55 San Blas 0 %
56 Tapalpa 0 %
57 Lago de Valle de Bravo 0 %

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

Kite days by month for Mexico: median of 49 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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