Best Kitespots in Sonora

4 spots · Mexico

Best for kiting in July, with 51 % kite days. Water 31 °C.

Median of 4 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 36 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 24 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Puerto Penasco; 38 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Sonora

Sonora in Mexico has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 36 % kite days over the year; Puerto Penasco leads with 38 %.

Best season at the median spot: July (50 % kite days or more). Water about 24 °C.

Best time to visit Sonora

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: July
Warm and windy: April and June to July

Kite days at the median spot range from 32 % in October to 51 % in July.

Water 17 °C in January to 32 °C in August. Air 18 °C in January to 32 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Sonora: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Sonora?

The best month is July: the median spot in Sonora had 51 % kite days then, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Sonora?

Puerto Penasco has the most kite days in Sonora: 38 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Sonora?

The water ranges from 17 °C in January to 32 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in January, boardshorts in August.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

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

Kite days by month for spots in Sonora
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Puerto Penasco	34	34	36	39	41	44	54	48	36	34	29	31
El Golfo de Santa Clara	38	32	24	27	36	46	60	48	28	24	36	37
Playa Los Algodones	50	54	57	43	28	24	17	18	27	37	37	38
Rocky Point	22	26	40	44	44	43	48	47	40	29	19	19

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Sonora yet.

All spots in Sonora

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Puerto Penasco
Mexico
38 %
1. J
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 Puerto Penasco: Jan 34 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 39 %, May 41 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 31 %
2
El Golfo de Santa Clara
Mexico
36 %
1. J
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 El Golfo de Santa Clara: Jan 38 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 24 %, Apr 27 %, May 36 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 37 %
3
Playa Los Algodones
Mexico
36 %
1. J
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 Playa Los Algodones: Jan 50 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 43 %, May 28 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 38 %
4
Rocky Point
Mexico
35 %
1. J
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 Rocky Point: Jan 22 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 44 %, May 44 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 29 %, Nov 19 %, Dec 19 %

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

Kite days by month for Sonora: median of 4 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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