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Best Kitespots in Arequipa

2 spots · Peru

Kite days peak in April at 39 %.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
30 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
18 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Tanaka
60 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Arequipa

Arequipa in Peru has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 30 % kite days over the year; Tanaka leads with 60 %.

Water about 18 °C.

Best time to visit Arequipa

  • 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.

Kite days at the median spot range from 23 % in June to 39 % in April.

Water 16 °C in September to 21 °C in February. Air 16 °C in August to 22 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Arequipa: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Arequipa?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is April with 39 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Arequipa?

Tanaka has the most kite days in Arequipa: 60 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Arequipa?

The water ranges from 16 °C in September to 21 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in September, spring suit in February.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Arequipa yet.

All spots in Arequipa

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Tanaka

    Peru

    60 %
    January: 52 % kite days (Good)February: 50 % kite days (Good)March: 77 % kite days (Prime)April: 79 % kite days (Prime)May: 57 % kite days (Good)June: 46 % kite days (Good)July: 48 % kite days (Good)August: 58 % kite days (Good)September: 63 % kite days (Prime)October: 72 % kite days (Prime)November: 61 % kite days (Prime)December: 59 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Tanaka: Jan 52 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 79 %, May 57 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 59 %
  2. 2
    San Maloy

    Peru

    0 %
    January: 0 % kite days (Off)February: 0 % kite days (Off)March: 0 % kite days (Off)April: 0 % kite days (Off)May: 0 % kite days (Off)June: 0 % kite days (Off)July: 1 % kite days (Off)August: 1 % kite days (Off)September: 2 % kite days (Off)October: 0 % kite days (Off)November: 0 % kite days (Off)December: 0 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at San Maloy: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 2 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %

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

Kite days by month for Arequipa: median of 2 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 Arequipa, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/peru/arequipa

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