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Best Kitespots in Uruguay

2 spots · South America

Best for kiting from October to March, with 50 to 60 % kite days. Water 17 to 24 °C.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
2 spots
Median kite days
48 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
18 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Laguna Garzon
54 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Uruguay

Uruguay has 2 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 48 % kite days over the year; Laguna Garzon leads with 54 %. The spots spread over 2 regions.

Best season at the median spot: October to March (50 % kite days or more). Water 11 to 24 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Uruguay

  • 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: October to March
  • Warm and windy: November to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 38 % in May to 60 % in December.

Water 11 °C in July to 24 °C in February. Air 13 °C in July to 24 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Uruguay: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Uruguay?

The best months are October to March: the median spot in Uruguay had 50 to 60 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Uruguay?

Laguna Garzon has the most kite days in Uruguay: 54 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Uruguay?

The water ranges from 11 °C in July to 24 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 in July, shorty in February.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Laguna Garzon

    Uruguay

    54 %
  2. 2
    Malvin

    Uruguay

    42 %

Good for learning

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None checked in Uruguay yet.

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Laguna Garzon leads with 54 % kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Laguna Garzon

    Uruguay

    54 %
    January: 62 % kite days (Prime)February: 59 % kite days (Good)March: 57 % kite days (Good)April: 47 % kite days (Good)May: 43 % kite days (Good)June: 46 % kite days (Good)July: 45 % kite days (Good)August: 47 % kite days (Good)September: 53 % kite days (Good)October: 62 % kite days (Prime)November: 64 % kite days (Prime)December: 67 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month at Laguna Garzon: Jan 62 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 47 %, May 43 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 67 %
  2. 2
    Malvin

    Uruguay

    42 %
    January: 53 % kite days (Good)February: 41 % kite days (Good)March: 43 % kite days (Good)April: 35 % kite days (Possible)May: 33 % kite days (Possible)June: 33 % kite days (Possible)July: 38 % kite days (Possible)August: 36 % kite days (Possible)September: 43 % kite days (Good)October: 48 % kite days (Good)November: 52 % kite days (Good)December: 52 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Malvin: Jan 53 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 35 %, May 33 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 52 %

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

Kite days by month for Uruguay: median of 2 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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