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Best Kitespots in Balıkesir

1 spot · Turkey

Kite days peak in January at 46 %.

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

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
35 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
20 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Ayvalik Kite Zone
35 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Balıkesir

Balıkesir in Turkey has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 35 % kite days over the year; Ayvalik Kite Zone leads with 35 %.

Water about 20 °C.

Best time to visit Balıkesir

  • 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 20 % in June to 46 % in January.

Water 15 °C in February to 26 °C in July. Air 12 °C in January to 29 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Balıkesir: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Balıkesir?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is January with 46 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Balıkesir?

Ayvalik Kite Zone has the most kite days in Balıkesir: 35 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Balıkesir?

The water ranges from 15 °C in February to 26 °C in July at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in February, shorty in July.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Balıkesir yet.

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Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Ayvalik Kite Zone

    Turkey

    35 %
    January: 46 % kite days (Good)February: 45 % kite days (Good)March: 40 % kite days (Good)April: 32 % kite days (Possible)May: 25 % kite days (Possible)June: 20 % kite days (Possible)July: 30 % kite days (Possible)August: 37 % kite days (Possible)September: 33 % kite days (Possible)October: 31 % kite days (Possible)November: 39 % kite days (Possible)December: 37 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Ayvalik Kite Zone: Jan 46 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 32 %, May 25 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 37 %

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

Kite days by month for Balıkesir: 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 Balıkesir, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/turkey/balikesir

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