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Kitesurfing in Alvor, Portugal

Name: Alvor
Address: PRT

Lagoon in Portugal · 6 kite spots · airports PRM, FAO, CAT

Best for kiting from April to August, with 50 to 68 % kite days. Water 17 to 18 °C.

Season 26 Feb to 9 Sep, peak 11 Jun to 26 Aug.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 2017 to 2025.

Numbers on this page are from Ria de Alvor, the main spot of Alvor. The other 5 spots range from 30 to 31 % kite days in October.

Kite Year

Kite days per month, in % of days. Colour is the verdict, the number is the share. Tap a month for its details.

JJan31Possible
FFeb35Possible
MMar48Good
AApr50Good
MMay53Good
JJun63Prime
JJul68Prime
AAug67Prime
SSep42Good
OOct31Possiblenow · chosen
NNov27Possible
DDec26Possible

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month
Raised: your chosen 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.

October in Alvor, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 10 of 31; 31 % kite days, Possible, good in 0 of 9 years
WIND: 9 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 18 °C, 3/2; suit for 18 to 20 °C

1 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (9 Octobers).

about 2.8 kite days expected out of 10.

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. How we count trip odds

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Month by month

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MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
31 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 69 %
Kiteable 31 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
Best hours
14:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.3 h
Water
18 °C, 3/2
Air
21 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
Rain
6 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Ria de Alvor averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Ria de Alvor

Kite days% of days	31	35	48	50	53	63	68	67	42	31	27	26
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Possible	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	3 in 10	4 in 10	6 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	4 in 10	1 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	0 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	4 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	11 to 16	13 to 16	13 to 17	14 to 19	16 to 19	15 to 19	16 to 19	16 to 19	16 to 19	14 to 18	13 to 16	11 to 15
Daylighth	9.9	10.8	11.9	13.1	14.1	14.7	14.4	13.6	12.5	11.3	10.2	9.7
Water°C at the surface	17	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	17
Air°C, daily maximum	16	16	16	18	20	22	24	25	23	21	18	17
Rain days1 mm or more	6 of 31	6 of 28	10 of 31	8 of 30	3 of 31	2 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 31	2 of 30	6 of 31	8 of 30	7 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	4/3	4/3	4/3	4/3	3/2	3/2	3/2	4/3	3/2	3/2	4/3

In January, Ria de Alvor averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Ria de Alvor averaged 10 kite days out of 28 (35 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Ria de Alvor averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Ria de Alvor averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (50 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Ria de Alvor averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Ria de Alvor averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (63 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Ria de Alvor averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (68 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Ria de Alvor averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Ria de Alvor averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Ria de Alvor averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Ria de Alvor averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (27 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Ria de Alvor averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025; kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count kite days and trip odds

October in Ria de Alvor

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 31 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 69 %
Kiteable 31 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
Best hours: 14:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 11.3 h
Water: 18 °C, 3/2
Air: 21 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
Rain: 6 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Ria de Alvor averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

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Confidence

Confidence highhourly model data, close sea cell, checks agree on the season

Why. Close model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

What it means for you. The numbers on this page are a fair forecast of a typical year here. Medium would mean one check is uncertain, for example a cell 12 km away: expect a few points off. Low means global models miss part of the local wind, often at lakes, thermal or inland spots; where documented local sources describe the season, we show that curated season instead of model numbers.

Water and wetsuit

18 °C in October, 3/2 (18 to 20 °C).

Some months get one step thicker, because the air on kite days is more than 4 °C colder than the water.

boardshorts27 and up
shorty24 to 26
spring suit21 to 23
3/218 to 20
4/314 to 17
5/410 to 13
6/5under 10

The filled step is the suit for October; the band under each step is the water temperature it covers, in °C.

16 to 18 °C, 4/3 to 3/2.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Ria de Alvor, so the numbers on this page are model numbers. Where documented local sources describe the season of a lake or thermal spot, we show that curated season instead: a hatched band over the season months with its sources named and no percentage, because the model number would be wrong there.

Getting there

Portimão Airport (PRM), 4 km straight line
Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), 59 km straight line
Cascais Airport (CAT), 189 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 3 h straight line, 1,985 km
MUC Munich: about 3 h 05 min straight line, 2,071 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 3 h straight line, 1,985 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 2 h 40 min straight line, 1,719 km
ZRH Zurich: about 2 h 45 min straight line, 1,814 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 2 h 30 min straight line, 1,599 km

Flight time: the straight line distance at 800 km/h plus 30 minutes. Real flights with stops take longer. Flights are not sold here.

Best time to kitesurf in Alvor

Best for kiting from April to August, with 50 to 68 % kite days. Water 17 to 18 °C.

Season 26 Feb to 9 Sep, peak 11 Jun to 26 Aug. Dates from 52 weekly values of the main spot, season from 40 % kite days, peak from 60 %, counted only in weeks with water or daytime air at 12 °C or more and at least 6 hours of daylight.

Prime months here: June, July, August. Each link shows where else to kite in that month.

Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

2 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: 3 in 10

about 2.5 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

Is Alvor windy?

Across the year, 45 % of days at Ria de Alvor are kite days. The windiest month is July with 68 %, the calmest is December with 26 %.

Wind on kite days in July comes most often from NW (315°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind9 knots(8 to 11 kn, average 12:00 to 18:00 in October)

under 8 kn
8 to 11 kn
12 to 15 kn
16 to 19 kn
20 to 24 kn
25 to 29 kn
30 kn and more

Main kite wind by month: Jan NNW, Feb ESE, Mar NW, Apr NW, May NW, Jun NW, Jul NW, Aug NW, Sep NW, Oct NW, Nov NNW, Dec NW.

Live forecast

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Water temperature in Alvor by month

The sea is warmest in June at 18 °C and coolest in February at 16 °C. Wetsuit: 4/3 in February, 3/2 in June.

Water temperature from the Open-Meteo marine archive, 2023 to 2025, monthly mean of the main spot.

Kite spots in Alvor

Ria de Alvor
Sea · main spot
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 Ria de Alvor: Jan 31 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 53 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 26 %
Meia Praia Kitebeach
Sea · 2 km
Same model cell as Ria de Alvor: near identical numbers.
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 Meia Praia Kitebeach: Jan 31 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 53 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 26 %
Praia de Alvor
Sea · 2 km
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 Praia de Alvor: Jan 36 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 53 %, May 59 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 29 %
Meia Praia
Sea · 4 km
Same model cell as Ria de Alvor: near identical numbers.
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 Meia Praia: Jan 31 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 53 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 26 %
Praia da Rocha
Sea · 8 km
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 Praia da Rocha: Jan 36 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 53 %, May 59 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 29 %
Ferragudo
Sea · 9 km
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 Ferragudo: Jan 36 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 53 %, May 59 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 29 %

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

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 31 % of days at Ria de Alvor met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/kitesurfing/alvor

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