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Best Kitespots in Gangwon State

1 spot · South Korea

Kite days peak in December at 37 %.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
20 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
17 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Gyeongpodae Beach
20 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Gangwon State

Gangwon State in South Korea has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 20 % kite days over the year; Gyeongpodae Beach leads with 20 %.

Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit Gangwon State

  • 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.

  • Low wind: May to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 6 % in June to 37 % in December.

Water 6 °C in February to 26 °C in August. Air 5 °C in January to 27 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Gangwon State: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Gangwon State?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is December with 37 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Gangwon State?

Gyeongpodae Beach has the most kite days in Gangwon State: 20 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Gangwon State?

The water ranges from 6 °C in February to 26 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, shorty in August.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Gangwon State yet.

All spots in Gangwon State

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Gyeongpodae Beach

    South Korea

    20 %
    January: 33 % kite days (Possible)February: 29 % kite days (Possible)March: 27 % kite days (Possible)April: 20 % kite days (Possible)May: 18 % kite days (Off)June: 6 % kite days (Off)July: 7 % kite days (Off)August: 8 % kite days (Off)September: 11 % kite days (Off)October: 16 % kite days (Off)November: 25 % kite days (Possible)December: 37 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Gyeongpodae Beach: Jan 33 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 20 %, May 18 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 11 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 25 %, Dec 37 %

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

Kite days by month for Gangwon State: median of 1 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 Gangwon State, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/south-korea/gangwon-state

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