Best Kitespots in Nicaragua

8 spots · North America

Best for kiting in July and from December to April, with 55 to 82 % kite days. Water 27 to 29 °C.

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

Kite spots: 8 spots
Median kite days: 53 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Popoyo; 64 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Nicaragua

Nicaragua has 8 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 53 % kite days over the year; Popoyo leads with 64 %. The spots spread over 4 regions.

Best season at the median spot: July and December to April (50 % kite days or more). Water 27 to 30 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Nicaragua

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 and December to April
Warm and windy: July to August and November to April
Low wind: September to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 13 % in October to 82 % in January.

Water 27 °C in February to 30 °C in May. Air 28 °C in February to 29 °C in May, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Nicaragua: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Nicaragua?

The best months are July and December to April: the median spot in Nicaragua had 55 to 82 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Nicaragua?

Popoyo has the most kite days in Nicaragua: 64 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Nicaragua?

The water ranges from 27 °C in February to 30 °C in May at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in February, boardshorts in May.

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
Popoyo
Nicaragua
64 %
2
El Astillero
Nicaragua
55 %
3
Little Corn Island
Nicaragua
52 %
4
El Bluff
Nicaragua
43 %

Good for learning

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

None checked in Nicaragua yet.

By region

Smaller regions

All spots in Nicaragua

Popoyo leads with 64 % kite days per year, followed by Campo Militar (55 %) and El Astillero (55 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Popoyo
Nicaragua
64 %
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 Popoyo: Jan 93 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 70 %, May 38 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 92 %
2
Campo Militar
Nicaragua
55 %
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 Campo Militar: Jan 91 %, Feb 89 %, Mar 85 %, Apr 63 %, May 27 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 86 %
3
El Astillero
Nicaragua
55 %
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 Astillero: Jan 91 %, Feb 89 %, Mar 85 %, Apr 63 %, May 27 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 86 %
4
Little Corn Island
Nicaragua
52 %
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 Little Corn Island: Jan 72 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 48 %, May 36 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 77 %
5
El Bluff
Nicaragua
43 %
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 Bluff: Jan 73 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 46 %, May 30 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 71 %
6
Lago de Nicaragua / Granada
Nicaragua
22 %
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 Lago de Nicaragua / Granada: Jan 58 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 21 %, May 8 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 38 %
7
Lake Apoyo
Nicaragua
18 %
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 Lake Apoyo: Jan 50 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 16 %, May 5 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 3 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 28 %
8
Granada
Nicaragua
17 %
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 Granada: Jan 50 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 13 %, May 4 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 30 %

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

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

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