Best Kitespots in Palawan

4 spots · Philippines

Best for kiting from November to March, with 54 to 76 % kite days. Water 27 to 30 °C.

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

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 42 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Cuyo Island; 48 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Palawan

Palawan in Philippines has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 42 % kite days over the year; Cuyo Island leads with 48 %.

Best season at the median spot: November to March (50 % kite days or more). Water about 29 °C.

Best time to visit Palawan

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: November to March
Warm and windy: November to March
Low wind: May to June

Kite days at the median spot range from 10 % in May to 76 % in February.

Water 27 °C in February to 31 °C in May. Air 27 °C in February to 30 °C in May, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Palawan: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Palawan?

The best months are November to March: the median spot in Palawan had 54 to 76 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Palawan?

Cuyo Island has the most kite days in Palawan: 48 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Palawan?

The water ranges from 27 °C in February to 31 °C in May at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in February, boardshorts in May.

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 Palawan
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cuyo Island	88	83	66	36	9	14	39	35	32	34	62	76
Cuyo Islands	89	82	62	34	9	14	37	34	30	35	62	75
Ditaytayan Island	58	70	58	42	21	11	27	27	24	22	47	50
El Nido	51	57	36	20	10	3	21	18	16	13	38	43

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 Palawan yet.

All spots in Palawan

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Cuyo Island
Philippines
48 %
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 Cuyo Island: Jan 88 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 36 %, May 9 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 76 %
2
Cuyo Islands
Philippines
47 %
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 Cuyo Islands: Jan 89 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 34 %, May 9 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 75 %
3
Ditaytayan Island
Philippines
38 %
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 Ditaytayan Island: Jan 58 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 42 %, May 21 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 50 %
4
El Nido
Philippines
27 %
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 Nido: Jan 51 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 20 %, May 10 %, Jun 3 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 43 %

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

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

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