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Kitesurfing in Chia, Sardinia, Italy

Name: Chia, Sardinia
Address: ITA

Beach in Italy · 2 kite spots · airports CAG, AHO, TBJ

Best for kiting all year, with 50 to 70 % kite days. Water 15 to 26 °C.

Season all year, peak 1 Jan to 21 Jan and 26 Feb to 13 May and 11 Jun to 8 Jul and 26 Nov to 16 Dec.

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 Chia, the main spot of Chia, Sardinia. The other 1 spot has 13 % 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.

JJan61Prime
FFeb56Good
MMar68Prime
AApr70Prime
MMay60Prime
JJun61Prime
JJul56Good
AAug50Good
SSep59Good
OOct55Goodnow · chosen
NNov56Good
DDec58Good

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 Chia, Sardinia, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 17 of 31; 55 % kite days, Good, good in 6 of 9 years
WIND: 12 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 23 °C, spring suit; suit for 21 to 23 °C

8 in 10

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

about 5.4 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
55 % Goodabout 17 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 45 %
Kiteable 55 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
Best hours
11:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.2 h
Water
23 °C, spring suit
Air
22 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
Rain
8 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Chia averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Chia

Kite days% of days	61	56	68	70	60	61	56	50	59	55	56	58
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	8 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	8 of 9	7 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	6 of 9	5 of 9	7 of 9	6 of 9	5 of 9	7 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	11 to 17	11 to 18	11 to 19	11 to 19	13 to 19	14 to 19	15 to 19	14 to 19	11 to 18	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	9.8	10.7	11.9	13.2	14.3	14.8	14.6	13.7	12.5	11.2	10.1	9.5
Water°C at the surface	16	15	15	16	19	23	25	26	25	23	20	17
Air°C, daily maximum	14	14	15	16	19	24	27	27	25	22	19	16
Rain days1 mm or more	8 of 31	6 of 28	7 of 31	6 of 30	6 of 31	2 of 30	0 of 31	2 of 31	4 of 30	8 of 31	13 of 30	9 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	5/4	4/3	3/2	spring	shorty	shorty	shorty	spring	4/3	5/4

In January, Chia averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Chia averaged 16 kite days out of 28 (56 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Chia averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (68 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Chia averaged 21 kite days out of 30 (70 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Chia averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Chia averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Chia averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Chia averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Chia averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Chia averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Chia averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Chia averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (58 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 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 Chia

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 55 % Goodabout 17 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 45 %
Kiteable 55 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
Best hours: 11:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 11.2 h
Water: 23 °C, spring suit
Air: 22 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
Rain: 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Chia averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 8 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. Hourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.

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

23 °C in October, spring suit (21 to 23 °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.

15 to 26 °C, 5/4 to shorty.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Chia, 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

Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), 44 km straight line
Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), 200 km straight line
Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport (TBJ), 212 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 2 h 05 min straight line, 1,240 km
MUC Munich: about 1 h 50 min straight line, 1,079 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 2 h 25 min straight line, 1,526 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 2 h 30 min straight line, 1,576 km
ZRH Zurich: about 1 h 40 min straight line, 954 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 2 h straight line, 1,233 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 Chia, Sardinia

Best for kiting all year, with 50 to 70 % kite days. Water 15 to 26 °C.

Season all year, peak 1 Jan to 21 Jan and 26 Feb to 13 May and 11 Jun to 8 Jul and 26 Nov to 16 Dec. 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: January, March, April, May, June. 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

5 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: fewer than 1 in 20

about 5.0 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 Chia, Sardinia windy?

Across the year, 59 % of days at Chia are kite days. The windiest month is April with 70 %, the calmest is August with 50 %.

Wind on kite days in April comes most often from WNW (293°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind12 knots(12 to 15 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 WNW, Feb WNW, Mar WNW, Apr WNW, May WNW, Jun W, Jul WNW, Aug WNW, Sep WNW, Oct WNW, Nov WNW, Dec WNW.

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Water temperature in Chia, Sardinia by month

The sea is warmest in August at 26 °C and coolest in February at 15 °C. Wetsuit: 5/4 in February, shorty in August.

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

Kite spots in Chia, Sardinia

Chia
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 Chia: Jan 61 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 70 %, May 60 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 58 %
Santa Margherita
Sea · 14 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 Santa Margherita: Jan 23 %, Feb 17 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 20 %, May 14 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 11 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 20 %

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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. Confidence: high.

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In October, 55 % of days at Chia 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/chia

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