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Best Kitespots in Oaxaca

2 spots · Mexico

Kite days peak in March at 35 %.

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

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
27 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
29 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Salinas Del Marquez
41 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Oaxaca

Oaxaca in Mexico has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 27 % kite days over the year; Salinas Del Marquez leads with 41 %.

Water about 29 °C.

Best time to visit Oaxaca

  • 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: June and August to September

Kite days at the median spot range from 16 % in June to 35 % in March.

Water 27 °C in December to 31 °C in August. Air 28 °C in January to 31 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Oaxaca: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Oaxaca?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is March with 35 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Oaxaca?

Salinas Del Marquez has the most kite days in Oaxaca: 41 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Oaxaca?

The water ranges from 27 °C in December to 31 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in December, boardshorts in August.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Oaxaca yet.

All spots in Oaxaca

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Salinas Del Marquez

    Mexico

    41 %
    January: 59 % kite days (Good)February: 51 % kite days (Good)March: 48 % kite days (Good)April: 42 % kite days (Good)May: 22 % kite days (Possible)June: 12 % kite days (Off)July: 38 % kite days (Possible)August: 26 % kite days (Possible)September: 21 % kite days (Possible)October: 50 % kite days (Good)November: 63 % kite days (Prime)December: 63 % kite days (Prime)
    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 %
  2. 2
    Playa Ventanilla

    Mexico

    13 %
    January: 7 % kite days (Off)February: 14 % kite days (Off)March: 21 % kite days (Possible)April: 26 % kite days (Possible)May: 20 % kite days (Possible)June: 19 % kite days (Off)July: 5 % kite days (Off)August: 10 % kite days (Off)September: 11 % kite days (Off)October: 7 % kite days (Off)November: 4 % kite days (Off)December: 4 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Playa Ventanilla: Jan 7 %, Feb 14 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 26 %, May 20 %, Jun 19 %, Jul 5 %, Aug 10 %, Sep 11 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 4 %

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

Kite days by month for Oaxaca: 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 Oaxaca, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/mexico/oaxaca

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