Best Kitespots in Makkah Region

3 spots · Saudi Arabia

Best for kiting from February to September, with 52 to 70 % kite days. Water 25 to 33 °C.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 51 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 29 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Rabigh; 60 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Makkah Region

Makkah Region in Saudi Arabia has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 51 % kite days over the year; Rabigh leads with 60 %.

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

Best time to visit Makkah Region

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: February to September
Warm and windy: all year except August and November

Kite days at the median spot range from 34 % in November to 70 % in June.

Water 25 °C in February to 33 °C in August. Air 25 °C in February to 32 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Makkah Region: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Makkah Region?

The best months are February to September: the median spot in Makkah Region had 52 to 70 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Makkah Region?

Rabigh has the most kite days in Makkah Region: 60 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Makkah Region?

The water ranges from 25 °C in February to 33 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in February, boardshorts in August.

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 Makkah Region
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rabigh	47	61	70	63	67	77	52	59	71	68	49	41
Durrat	50	61	65	54	55	67	34	40	58	48	34	41
Shaiba	46	55	58	47	53	70	66	62	51	31	27	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 Makkah Region yet.

All spots in Makkah Region

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Rabigh
Saudi Arabia
60 %
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 Rabigh: Jan 47 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 63 %, May 67 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 41 %
2
Durrat
Saudi Arabia
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 Durrat: Jan 50 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 54 %, May 55 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 41 %
3
Shaiba
Saudi Arabia
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 Shaiba: Jan 46 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 47 %, May 53 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 43 %

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

Kite days by month for Makkah Region: median of 3 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 Makkah Region, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/saudi-arabia/makkah-region

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