Best Kitespots in Portugal

88 spots · Europe

Best for kiting from March to June, with 50 to 54 % kite days. Water 15 to 18 °C.

Median of 50 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 88 spots
Median kite days: 44 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 17 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Cave; 57 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Portugal

Portugal has 88 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 44 % kite days over the year; Cave leads with 57 %. The spots spread over 10 regions.

Best season at the median spot: March to June (50 % kite days or more). Water 15 to 19 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Portugal

Kitesurfing in Alvor
Windiest month: July, 68 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Alvor: Jan 31 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 53 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 26 %
Kitesurfing in Guincho
Windiest month: August, 74 % kite days
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4. A
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Kite days by month in Guincho: Jan 36 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 58 %, May 61 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 36 %
Kitesurfing in Lagoa de Albufeira
Windiest month: July, 80 % kite days
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4. A
5. M
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Kite days by month in Lagoa de Albufeira: Jan 37 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 55 %, May 66 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 35 %
Kitesurfing in Viana do Castelo
Windiest month: August, 50 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Viana do Castelo: Jan 35 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 42 %, May 45 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 39 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Portugal

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: March to June
Warm and windy: July to August

Kite days at the median spot range from 33 % in October to 54 % in May.

Water 15 °C in March to 19 °C in October. Air 15 °C in January to 21 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Portugal: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Portugal?

The best months are March to June: the median spot in Portugal had 50 to 54 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Portugal?

Cave has the most kite days in Portugal: 57 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Portugal?

The water ranges from 15 °C in March to 19 °C in October at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in March, 3/2 in October.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in Portugal
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Alvor	31	35	48	50	53	63	68	67	42	31	27	26
Guincho	36	39	50	58	61	64	72	74	50	37	39	36
Lagoa de Albufeira	37	37	48	55	66	71	80	74	45	32	37	35
Viana do Castelo	35	38	44	42	45	42	48	50	28	30	34	39

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.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Portugal
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aveiro	41	38	50	47	54	43	45	44	34	35	40	39
Faro	36	35	48	51	47	50	47	44	32	31	29	29
Leiria	45	45	59	54	59	55	51	50	41	41	50	47
Lisbon	44	44	58	59	61	59	57	62	47	38	45	42
Setúbal	31	28	37	41	50	62	61	51	34	24	29	27

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.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Portugal
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aveiro	14 °C	14 °C	15 °C	16 °C	17 °C	19 °C	19 °C	18 °C	18 °C	19 °C	17 °C	15 °C
Faro	17 °C	16 °C	16 °C	17 °C	17 °C	19 °C	18 °C	18 °C	18 °C	19 °C	18 °C	17 °C
Leiria	15 °C	15 °C	15 °C	16 °C	16 °C	18 °C	18 °C	17 °C	17 °C	18 °C	18 °C	16 °C
Lisbon	16 °C	15 °C	15 °C	16 °C	16 °C	18 °C	18 °C	17 °C	17 °C	18 °C	18 °C	16 °C
Setúbal	16 °C	15 °C	15 °C	16 °C	17 °C	18 °C	18 °C	18 °C	17 °C	18 °C	18 °C	16 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

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
Cave
Portugal
57 %
2
Tonel
Portugal
56 %
3
Porto Santo
Portugal
55 %
4
Foz do Lizandro
Portugal
55 %
5
Bordeira
Portugal
53 %
6
Praia da Vieira
Portugal
53 %
7
Santa Cruz
Portugal
53 %
8
Amado
Portugal
52 %
9
Baleal
Portugal
51 %
10
Ofir
Portugal
50 %

Good for learning

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By region

Faro

26 spots · 41 % kite days per year

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Setúbal

13 spots · 39 % kite days per year

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Lisbon

11 spots · 52 % kite days per year

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Leiria

9 spots · 50 % kite days per year

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Aveiro

8 spots · 42 % kite days per year

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Viana do Castelo

5 spots · 39 % kite days per year

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Porto

4 spots · 46 % kite days per year

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Braga

3 spots · 50 % kite days per year

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Ofir

Smaller regions

All spots in Portugal

Cave leads with 57 % kite days per year, followed by Praia do Matadouro (57 %) and Ribeira d'Ilhas (57 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Cave
Portugal
57 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Cave: Jan 54 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 62 %, May 64 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 54 %
2
Praia do Matadouro
Portugal
57 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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8. A
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Praia do Matadouro: Jan 54 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 62 %, May 64 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 54 %
3
Ribeira d'Ilhas
Portugal
57 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Ribeira d'Ilhas: Jan 54 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 62 %, May 64 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 54 %
4
Martinhal
Portugal
56 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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12. D
Kite days by month at Martinhal: Jan 51 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 58 %, May 63 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 78 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 44 %
5
Tonel
Portugal
56 %
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Kite days by month at Tonel: Jan 51 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 58 %, May 63 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 78 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 44 %
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Porto Santo
Portugal
55 %
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Kite days by month at Porto Santo: Jan 59 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 53 %, May 61 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 56 %
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Fonte da Telha
Portugal
55 %
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Kite days by month at Fonte da Telha: Jan 40 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 58 %, May 69 %, Jun 72 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 78 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 39 %
8
Foz do Lizandro
Portugal
55 %
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3. M
4. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Foz do Lizandro: Jan 53 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 60 %, May 60 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 50 %
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Nova Vaga
Portugal
55 %
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Kite days by month at Nova Vaga: Jan 40 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 58 %, May 69 %, Jun 72 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 78 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 39 %
10
Bordeira
Portugal
53 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
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Kite days by month at Bordeira: Jan 53 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 56 %, May 54 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 45 %
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Praia da Vieira
Portugal
53 %
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Kite days by month at Praia da Vieira: Jan 45 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 53 %, May 67 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 48 %
12
Vale Figueiras
Portugal
53 %
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3. M
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Kite days by month at Vale Figueiras: Jan 53 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 56 %, May 54 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 45 %
13
Santa Cruz
Portugal
53 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
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Kite days by month at Santa Cruz: Jan 44 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 61 %, May 62 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 43 %
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Amado
Portugal
52 %
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4. A
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Kite days by month at Amado: Jan 48 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 56 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 40 %
15
Lagoa de Albufeira
Portugal
51 %
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3. M
4. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Lagoa de Albufeira: Jan 37 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 55 %, May 66 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 35 %

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16 Baleal 51 %
17 Cascais 51 %
18 Guincho 51 %
19 Peniche 51 %
20 Esposende Lagoa 50 %
21 Esposende Praia 50 %
22 Ofir 50 %
23 Foz do Arelho 50 %
24 Lagoa de Óbidos 50 %
25 Lagoa de Óbidos Este 50 %
26 Lagoa de Óbidos Sul 50 %
27 Praia Grande 49 %
28 Cabo Mondego 48 %
29 Ferragudo 48 %
30 Praia da Rocha 48 %
31 Praia de Alvor 48 %
32 Vila Nova de Milfontes 47 %
33 Cabedelo Porto 47 %
34 Leça Sacor 47 %
35 Matosinhos Beach 47 %
36 Espinho 46 %
37 Canidelo, Gaia 46 %
38 Figueira da Foz 45 %
39 Nazare 45 %
40 Praia do Norte, Nazaré 45 %
41 Meia Praia 45 %
42 Meia Praia Kitebeach 45 %
43 Ria de Alvor 45 %
44 Carvalhal 44 %
45 Odeceixe 44 %
46 Furadouro 44 %
47 Maceda 44 %
48 Monte Clérigo 43 %
49 Lagoa de Santo André 43 %
50 Ponta Delgada 41 %
51 Biarritz 41 %
52 Costa Nova 41 %
53 Estacas 41 %
54 Praia dos Salgados 41 %
55 Praia Grande 41 %
56 Rodanho 40 %
57 Viana do Castelo 40 %
58 Agua D'Alto 39 %
59 Carcavelos 39 %
60 Cova do Vapor Porto 39 %
61 Praia da Rainha 39 %
62 São João & Cova do Vapor 39 %
63 Trafaria Kitebeach 39 %
64 Bico 39 %
65 Murtosa 39 %
66 Comporta 39 %
67 Barrinha 38 %
68 Ilha da Barretta 38 %
69 Alcochete 38 %
70 Afife 38 %
71 Âncora 38 %
72 Moledo Beach 38 %
73 Ilha de Faro 37 %
74 Vilamoura 37 %
75 Ilha da Culatra 36 %
76 Monte Verde 34 %
77 Bico das Lulas, Tróia 33 %
78 São Torpes, Sines 31 %
79 Sines North 31 %
80 Ilha de Cabanas 28 %
81 Ilha de Tavira 28 %
82 Ilha da Armona 28 %
83 Ilha da Fuseta 28 %
84 Ponta dos Corvos 25 %
85 Fábrica, Cacela Velha 22 %
86 Manta Rota 22 %
87 Ricucu 22 %
88 Praia Formosa 4 %

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

Kite days by month for Portugal: median of 50 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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