Best Kitespots in Lisbon

11 spots · Portugal

Best for kiting from March to August, with 57 to 62 % kite days. Water 15 to 18 °C.

Median of 6 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Lisbon

Kitesurfing in Guincho
Windiest month: August, 74 % kite days
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 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 %

Kite spots: 11 spots
Median kite days: 52 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 17 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Cave; 57 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Lisbon

Lisbon in Portugal has 11 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 52 % kite days over the year; Cave leads with 57 %.

Best season at the median spot: March to August (50 % kite days or more). Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit Lisbon

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 August

Kite days at the median spot range from 38 % in October to 62 % in August.

Water 15 °C in February to 18 °C in October. Air 14 °C in January to 20 °C in September, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Lisbon: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Lisbon?

The best months are March to August: the median spot in Lisbon had 57 to 62 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Lisbon?

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

How warm is the water in Lisbon?

The water ranges from 15 °C in February to 18 °C in October at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in February, 3/2 in October.

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 Lisbon
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cave	54	53	65	62	64	62	56	62	49	47	54	54
Foz do Lizandro	53	50	63	60	60	59	56	62	45	43	54	50
Santa Cruz	44	45	61	61	62	59	58	62	50	40	45	43
Cascais	36	39	50	58	61	64	72	74	50	37	39	36
Praia Grande	43	42	54	54	56	57	56	62	41	35	46	41
Carcavelos	30	26	38	41	45	55	61	64	31	22	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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Lisbon yet.

All spots in Lisbon

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Cave
Portugal
57 %
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 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 %
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 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 %
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 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
Foz do Lizandro
Portugal
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 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 %
5
Santa Cruz
Portugal
53 %
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 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 %
6
Cascais
Portugal
51 %
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 Cascais: Jan 36 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 58 %, May 61 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 36 %
7
Guincho
Portugal
51 %
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 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 %
8
Praia Grande
Portugal
49 %
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 Praia Grande: Jan 43 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 54 %, May 56 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 41 %
9
Carcavelos
Portugal
39 %
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 Carcavelos: Jan 30 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 41 %, May 45 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 27 %
10
Cova do Vapor Porto
Portugal
39 %
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 Cova do Vapor Porto: Jan 30 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 41 %, May 45 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 27 %
11
Trafaria Kitebeach
Portugal
39 %
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 Trafaria Kitebeach: Jan 30 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 41 %, May 45 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 27 %

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

Kite days by month for Lisbon: median of 6 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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