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Best Kitespots in Sofala Province

1 spot · Mozambique

Best for kiting from September to November, with 53 to 64 % kite days. Water 26 to 28 °C.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
38 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
27 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Rio Maria
38 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Sofala Province

Sofala Province in Mozambique has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 38 % kite days over the year; Rio Maria leads with 38 %.

Best season at the median spot: September to November (50 % kite days or more). Water about 27 °C.

Best time to visit Sofala Province

  • 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: September to November
  • Warm and windy: September to December
  • Low wind: May

Kite days at the median spot range from 14 % in May to 64 % in October.

Water 23 °C in July to 30 °C in February. Air 23 °C in July to 29 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Sofala Province: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Sofala Province?

The best months are September to November: the median spot in Sofala Province had 53 to 64 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Sofala Province?

Rio Maria has the most kite days in Sofala Province: 38 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Sofala Province?

The water ranges from 23 °C in July to 30 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in July, boardshorts in February.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Sofala Province yet.

All spots in Sofala Province

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Rio Maria

    Mozambique

    38 %
    January: 38 % kite days (Possible)February: 30 % kite days (Possible)March: 39 % kite days (Possible)April: 23 % kite days (Possible)May: 14 % kite days (Off)June: 26 % kite days (Possible)July: 27 % kite days (Possible)August: 28 % kite days (Possible)September: 53 % kite days (Good)October: 64 % kite days (Prime)November: 63 % kite days (Prime)December: 48 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Rio Maria: Jan 38 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 23 %, May 14 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 48 %

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

Kite days by month for Sofala Province: median of 1 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 Sofala Province, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/mozambique/sofala-province

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