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Best Kitespots in Pwani Region

1 spot · Tanzania

Best for kiting in January and from May to July, with 52 to 66 % kite days. Water 26 to 30 °C.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
33 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
28 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Mafia Island
33 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Pwani Region

Pwani Region in Tanzania has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 33 % kite days over the year; Mafia Island leads with 33 %.

Best season at the median spot: January and May to July (50 % kite days or more). Water about 28 °C.

Best time to visit Pwani 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: January and May to July
  • Warm and windy: January and May to July
  • Low wind: March to April and September to November

Kite days at the median spot range from 6 % in November to 66 % in June.

Water 26 °C in August to 30 °C in December. Air 26 °C in July to 29 °C in March, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Pwani Region: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Pwani Region?

The best months are January and May to July: the median spot in Pwani Region had 52 to 66 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Pwani Region?

Mafia Island has the most kite days in Pwani Region: 33 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Pwani Region?

The water ranges from 26 °C in August to 30 °C in December at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in August, boardshorts in December.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Pwani Region yet.

All spots in Pwani Region

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Mafia Island

    Tanzania

    33 %
    January: 52 % kite days (Good)February: 35 % kite days (Possible)March: 16 % kite days (Off)April: 16 % kite days (Off)May: 55 % kite days (Good)June: 66 % kite days (Prime)July: 66 % kite days (Prime)August: 31 % kite days (Possible)September: 16 % kite days (Off)October: 14 % kite days (Off)November: 6 % kite days (Off)December: 20 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Mafia Island: Jan 52 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 16 %, Apr 16 %, May 55 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 20 %

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

Kite days by month for Pwani Region: 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 Pwani Region, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/tanzania/pwani-region

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