Best Kitespots in Abu Dhabi Emirate

3 spots · United Arab Emirates

Kite days peak in March at 42 %.

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

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 31 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 28 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Yas Island; 34 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Abu Dhabi Emirate

Abu Dhabi Emirate in United Arab Emirates has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 31 % kite days over the year; Yas Island leads with 34 %.

Water about 28 °C.

Best time to visit Abu Dhabi Emirate

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.

Warm and windy: February to March
Low wind: September to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 18 % in September to 42 % in March.

Water 21 °C in February to 35 °C in August. Air 22 °C in January to 37 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Abu Dhabi Emirate: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Abu Dhabi Emirate?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is March with 42 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Abu Dhabi Emirate?

Yas Island has the most kite days in Abu Dhabi Emirate: 34 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Abu Dhabi Emirate?

The water ranges from 21 °C in February to 35 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in February, boardshorts 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 Abu Dhabi Emirate
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Yas Island	32	39	42	36	39	45	42	39	36	18	16	22
Al Ruwais	39	46	43	33	28	34	28	27	18	20	26	29
Delma Island	42	42	34	26	26	30	17	15	10	16	29	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

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

None checked in Abu Dhabi Emirate yet.

All spots in Abu Dhabi Emirate

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Yas Island
United Arab Emirates
34 %
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 Yas Island: Jan 32 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 36 %, May 39 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 18 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 22 %
2
Al Ruwais
United Arab Emirates
31 %
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 Al Ruwais: Jan 39 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 33 %, May 28 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 29 %
3
Delma Island
United Arab Emirates
27 %
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 Delma Island: Jan 42 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 26 %, May 26 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 33 %

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

Kite days by month for Abu Dhabi Emirate: median of 3 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 Abu Dhabi Emirate, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/united-arab-emirates/abu-dhabi-emirate

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