Best Kitespots in Ko Samui District

4 spots · Thailand

Kite days peak in December at 31 %.

Median of 3 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 15 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 30 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Ko Samui, Orchid Resort; 21 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Ko Samui District

Ko Samui District in Thailand has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 15 % kite days over the year; Ko Samui, Orchid Resort leads with 21 %.

Water about 30 °C.

Best time to visit Ko Samui District

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.

Kite days at the median spot range from 3 % in April to 31 % in December.

Water 29 °C in January to 32 °C in May. Air 27 °C in January to 30 °C in June, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Ko Samui District: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Ko Samui District?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is December with 31 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Ko Samui District?

Ko Samui, Orchid Resort has the most kite days in Ko Samui District: 21 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Ko Samui District?

The water ranges from 29 °C in January to 32 °C in May at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in January, boardshorts in May.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in Ko Samui District
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ko Samui, Orchid Resort	25	29	10	3	13	18	36	31	29	12	18	24
Ko Samui, Chaweng Beach	28	23	6	3	3	7	19	16	15	6	21	33
Ko Samui, Lamai	26	18	5	2	4	8	23	17	17	5	16	31

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Ko Samui District yet.

All spots in Ko Samui District

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Ko Samui, Hua Thanon Beach
Thailand
21 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ko Samui, Hua Thanon Beach: Jan 25 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 10 %, Apr 3 %, May 13 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 24 %
2
Ko Samui, Orchid Resort
Thailand
21 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ko Samui, Orchid Resort: Jan 25 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 10 %, Apr 3 %, May 13 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 24 %
3
Ko Samui, Chaweng Beach
Thailand
15 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ko Samui, Chaweng Beach: Jan 28 %, Feb 23 %, Mar 6 %, Apr 3 %, May 3 %, Jun 7 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 16 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 6 %, Nov 21 %, Dec 33 %
4
Ko Samui, Lamai
Thailand
14 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ko Samui, Lamai: Jan 26 %, Feb 18 %, Mar 5 %, Apr 2 %, May 4 %, Jun 8 %, Jul 23 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 5 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 31 %

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

Kite days by month for Ko Samui District: median of 3 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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