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Best Kitespots in Dakar Region

2 spots · Senegal

Best for kiting from November to May, with 53 to 87 % kite days. Water 19 to 28 °C.

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

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
52 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
25 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Ngor
53 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Dakar Region

Dakar Region in Senegal has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 52 % kite days over the year; Ngor leads with 53 %.

Best season at the median spot: November to May (50 % kite days or more). Water about 25 °C.

Best time to visit Dakar 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: November to May
  • Warm and windy: November to May
  • Low wind: September

Kite days at the median spot range from 19 % in September to 87 % in April.

Water 19 °C in March to 29 °C in October. Air 21 °C in March to 29 °C in October, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Dakar Region: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Dakar Region?

The best months are November to May: the median spot in Dakar Region had 53 to 87 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Dakar Region?

Ngor has the most kite days in Dakar Region: 53 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Dakar Region?

The water ranges from 19 °C in March to 29 °C in October at the median spot. Wetsuit: 3/2 in March, boardshorts in October.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Dakar Region yet.

All spots in Dakar Region

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Ngor

    Senegal

    53 %
    January: 67 % kite days (Prime)February: 82 % kite days (Prime)March: 88 % kite days (Prime)April: 89 % kite days (Prime)May: 66 % kite days (Prime)June: 34 % kite days (Possible)July: 22 % kite days (Possible)August: 25 % kite days (Possible)September: 20 % kite days (Possible)October: 25 % kite days (Possible)November: 54 % kite days (Good)December: 64 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Ngor: Jan 67 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 88 %, Apr 89 %, May 66 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 64 %
  2. 2
    Yoff

    Senegal

    51 %
    January: 67 % kite days (Prime)February: 80 % kite days (Prime)March: 85 % kite days (Prime)April: 86 % kite days (Prime)May: 61 % kite days (Prime)June: 31 % kite days (Possible)July: 21 % kite days (Possible)August: 24 % kite days (Possible)September: 19 % kite days (Off)October: 22 % kite days (Possible)November: 52 % kite days (Good)December: 66 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Yoff: Jan 67 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 85 %, Apr 86 %, May 61 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 66 %

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

Kite days by month for Dakar Region: 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 Dakar Region, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/senegal/dakar-region

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