Best Kitespots in Tamaulipas

3 spots · Mexico

Best for kiting in January and in April, with 50 to 55 % kite days. Water 21 to 25 °C.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 40 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 26 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Playa Bagdad; 58 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas in Mexico has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 40 % kite days over the year; Playa Bagdad leads with 58 %.

Best season at the median spot: January and April (50 % kite days or more). Water about 26 °C.

Best time to visit Tamaulipas

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 and April
Warm and windy: October to May

Kite days at the median spot range from 22 % in July to 55 % in April.

Water 21 °C in January to 30 °C in September. Air 21 °C in January to 30 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Tamaulipas: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Tamaulipas?

The best months are January and April: the median spot in Tamaulipas had 50 to 55 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Tamaulipas?

Playa Bagdad has the most kite days in Tamaulipas: 58 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Tamaulipas?

The water ranges from 21 °C in January to 30 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in January, boardshorts in September.

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 Tamaulipas
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa Bagdad	59	64	69	73	72	65	53	44	37	50	55	52
Barra del Tordo	50	47	48	54	49	36	22	22	25	42	48	43
Tampico Beach	36	35	46	55	45	36	17	18	19	30	30	29

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 Tamaulipas yet.

All spots in Tamaulipas

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Playa Bagdad
Mexico
58 %
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 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 %
2
Barra del Tordo
Mexico
40 %
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 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 %
3
Tampico Beach
Mexico
33 %
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 Tampico Beach: Jan 36 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 55 %, May 45 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 29 %

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

Kite days by month for Tamaulipas: median of 3 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 Tamaulipas, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/mexico/tamaulipas

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