Best Kitespots in Izmir

7 spots · Turkey

Best for kiting from January to April and from June to September, with 50 to 78 % kite days. Water 17 to 25 °C.

Median of 4 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Izmir

Kitesurfing in Alaçatı
Windiest month: July, 79 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Alaçatı: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %

Kite spots: 7 spots
Median kite days: 55 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 20 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Pirlanta Beach; 66 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Izmir

Izmir in Turkey has 7 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 55 % kite days over the year; Pirlanta Beach leads with 66 %.

Best season at the median spot: January to April and June to September (50 % kite days or more). Water about 20 °C.

Best time to visit Izmir

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 to April and June to September
Warm and windy: May to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 42 % in May to 78 % in July.

Water 17 °C in March to 25 °C in August. Air 13 °C in January to 29 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Izmir: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Izmir?

The best months are January to April and June to September: the median spot in Izmir had 50 to 78 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Izmir?

Pirlanta Beach has the most kite days in Izmir: 66 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Izmir?

The water ranges from 17 °C in March to 25 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in March, shorty in August.

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 Izmir
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pirlanta Beach	71	68	67	57	50	66	80	77	66	63	66	67
Alaçati	56	59	59	53	47	63	79	75	66	53	49	52
Urla	47	49	48	48	38	56	76	67	59	45	41	41
Teos	48	49	44	37	31	47	71	61	47	36	38	43

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 Izmir yet.

All spots in Izmir

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Pirlanta Beach
Turkey
66 %
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Kite days by month at Pirlanta Beach: Jan 71 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 57 %, May 50 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
2
Alaçati
Turkey
59 %
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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 Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
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Kite Beach, Alaçati
Turkey
59 %
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12. D
Kite days by month at Kite Beach, Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
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North Point, Alaçati
Turkey
59 %
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Kite days by month at North Point, Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
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Riders Beach, Alaçati
Turkey
59 %
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12. D
Kite days by month at Riders Beach, Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
6
Urla
Turkey
51 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Urla: Jan 47 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 48 %, May 38 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 41 %
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Teos
Turkey
46 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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12. D
Kite days by month at Teos: Jan 48 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 37 %, May 31 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 43 %

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

Kite days by month for Izmir: median of 4 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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