Best Kitespots in Istanbul

5 spots · Turkey

Best for kiting in August, with 63 % kite days. Water 25 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): January.

Median of 5 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 5 spots
Median kite days: 45 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 17 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Burç Beach; 47 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Istanbul

Istanbul in Turkey has 5 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 45 % kite days over the year; Burç Beach leads with 47 %.

Best season at the median spot: August (50 % kite days or more). Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit Istanbul

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: August
Warm and windy: July to September

Kite days at the median spot range from 27 % in May to 63 % in August.

Water 9 °C in February to 25 °C in July. Air 9 °C in February to 26 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Istanbul: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Istanbul?

The best month is August: the median spot in Istanbul had 63 % kite days then, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Istanbul?

Burç Beach has the most kite days in Istanbul: 47 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Istanbul?

The water ranges from 9 °C in February to 25 °C in July at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, shorty in July.

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 Istanbul
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Burç Beach	60	55	48	32	27	28	43	65	51	48	53	53
Karaburun Plaj	59	55	46	32	26	29	39	60	52	44	50	53
Metro Park	50	47	37	34	31	36	58	70	49	40	42	39
Henna Island	43	45	34	30	28	28	48	63	42	31	32	38
Doğancılı	37	44	37	22	16	17	27	46	41	32	33	33

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

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None checked in Istanbul yet.

All spots in Istanbul

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Burç Beach
Turkey
47 %
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 Burç Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 32 %, May 27 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 53 %
2
Karaburun Plaj
Turkey
45 %
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 Karaburun Plaj: Jan 59 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 32 %, May 26 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 53 %
3
Metro Park
Turkey
45 %
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 Metro Park: Jan 50 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 34 %, May 31 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 39 %
4
Henna Island
Turkey
39 %
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 Henna Island: Jan 43 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 30 %, May 28 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 38 %
5
Doğancılı
Turkey
32 %
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 Doğancılı: Jan 37 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 22 %, May 16 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 33 %

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

Kite days by month for Istanbul: median of 5 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 Istanbul, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/turkey/istanbul

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