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Best Kitespots in Western Province

1 spot · Sri Lanka

Best for kiting from May to September, with 50 to 80 % kite days. Water 29 to 30 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
41 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
29 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Negombo
41 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Western Province

Western Province in Sri Lanka has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 41 % kite days over the year; Negombo leads with 41 %.

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

Best time to visit Western Province

  • 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: May to September
  • Warm and windy: January to February and May to September
  • Low wind: March to April and November

Kite days at the median spot range from 3 % in April to 80 % in June.

Water 28 °C in January to 31 °C in April. Air 28 °C in August to 29 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Western Province: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Western Province?

The best months are May to September: the median spot in Western Province had 50 to 80 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Western Province?

Negombo has the most kite days in Western Province: 41 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Western Province?

The water ranges from 28 °C in January to 31 °C in April at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in January, boardshorts in April.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Western Province yet.

All spots in Western Province

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Negombo

    Sri Lanka

    41 %
    January: 40 % kite days (Good)February: 41 % kite days (Good)March: 6 % kite days (Off)April: 3 % kite days (Off)May: 50 % kite days (Good)June: 80 % kite days (Prime)July: 71 % kite days (Prime)August: 71 % kite days (Prime)September: 60 % kite days (Prime)October: 25 % kite days (Possible)November: 15 % kite days (Off)December: 26 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Negombo: Jan 40 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 6 %, Apr 3 %, May 50 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 26 %

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

Kite days by month for Western Province: 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 Western Province, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/sri-lanka/western-province

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