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Best Kitespots in Sierra Leone

2 spots · Africa

Kite days peak in August at 47 %.

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

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
11 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
29 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Turtle Island
12 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 11 % kite days over the year; Turtle Island leads with 12 %. The spots spread over 2 regions.

Water 27 to 30 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Sierra Leone

  • 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.

  • Warm and windy: August

Kite days at the median spot range from 0 % in November to 47 % in August.

Water 27 °C in August to 30 °C in May. Air 26 °C in August to 28 °C in December, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Sierra Leone: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Sierra Leone?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is August with 47 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Sierra Leone?

Turtle Island has the most kite days in Sierra Leone: 12 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Sierra Leone?

The water ranges from 27 °C in August to 30 °C in May at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in August, boardshorts in May.

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. 1
    Turtle Island

    Sierra Leone

    12 %
  2. 2
    Sulima

    Sierra Leone

    9 %

Good for learning

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

None checked in Sierra Leone yet.

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Turtle Island leads with 12 % kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Turtle Island

    Sierra Leone

    12 %
    January: 2 % kite days (Off)February: 4 % kite days (Off)March: 4 % kite days (Off)April: 5 % kite days (Off)May: 3 % kite days (Off)June: 14 % kite days (Off)July: 44 % kite days (Good)August: 50 % kite days (Good)September: 20 % kite days (Possible)October: 3 % kite days (Off)November: 0 % kite days (Off)December: 0 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Turtle Island: Jan 2 %, Feb 4 %, Mar 4 %, Apr 5 %, May 3 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 3 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %
  2. 2
    Sulima

    Sierra Leone

    9 %
    January: 1 % kite days (Off)February: 3 % kite days (Off)March: 2 % kite days (Off)April: 2 % kite days (Off)May: 1 % kite days (Off)June: 12 % kite days (Off)July: 32 % kite days (Possible)August: 43 % kite days (Good)September: 12 % kite days (Off)October: 3 % kite days (Off)November: 0 % kite days (Off)December: 0 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Sulima: Jan 1 %, Feb 3 %, Mar 2 %, Apr 2 %, May 1 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 12 %, Oct 3 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %

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

Kite days by month for Sierra Leone: 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 Sierra Leone, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/sierra-leone

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