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Best Kitespots in Guna Yala

1 spot · Panama

Best for kiting from December to March, with 50 to 72 % kite days. Water 28 to 29 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
29 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
30 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
San Blas Islands
29 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Guna Yala

Guna Yala in Panama has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 29 % kite days over the year; San Blas Islands leads with 29 %.

Best season at the median spot: December to March (50 % kite days or more). Water about 30 °C.

Best time to visit Guna Yala

  • 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: December to March
  • Warm and windy: December to March
  • Low wind: May to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 3 % in June to 72 % in February.

Water 28 °C in February to 31 °C in September. Air 28 °C in February to 29 °C in June, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Guna Yala: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Guna Yala?

The best months are December to March: the median spot in Guna Yala had 50 to 72 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Guna Yala?

San Blas Islands has the most kite days in Guna Yala: 29 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Guna Yala?

The water ranges from 28 °C in February to 31 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in February, boardshorts in September.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Guna Yala yet.

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Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    San Blas Islands

    Panama

    29 %
    January: 64 % kite days (Prime)February: 72 % kite days (Prime)March: 68 % kite days (Prime)April: 36 % kite days (Possible)May: 7 % kite days (Off)June: 3 % kite days (Off)July: 8 % kite days (Off)August: 4 % kite days (Off)September: 3 % kite days (Off)October: 14 % kite days (Off)November: 20 % kite days (Possible)December: 50 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at San Blas Islands: Jan 64 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 36 %, May 7 %, Jun 3 %, Jul 8 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 3 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 50 %

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

Kite days by month for Guna Yala: 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 Guna Yala, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/panama/guna-yala

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