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Kitesurfing in Limnos, Greece

Name: Limnos
Address: GRC

Island in Greece · 2 kite spots · airports CKZ, AXD, KVA

Best for kiting in January, in March and in August, with 51 to 61 % kite days. Water 14 to 25 °C.

Season 1 Jan to 8 Apr and 2 Jul to 16 Dec, peak 6 Aug to 19 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 Keros Beach, Limnos, the main spot of Limnos. The other 1 spot has 44 % 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.

JJan52Good
FFeb48Good
MMar51Good
AApr39Possible
MMay33Possible
JJun31Possible
JJul45Good
AAug61Good
SSep47Good
OOct44Goodnow · chosen
NNov49Good
DDec42Good

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 Limnos, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 14 of 31; 44 % kite days, Good, good in 4 of 9 years
WIND: 10 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 21 °C, 3/2; suit for 18 to 20 °C. The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

4 in 10

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

about 4.5 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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MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
44 % Goodabout 14 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 56 %
Kiteable 44 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 15:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.2 h
Water
21 °C, 3/2
Air
21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
Rain
5 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Keros Beach, Limnos

Kite days% of days	52	48	51	39	33	31	45	61	47	44	49	42
Verdictshare plus good years	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	7 in 10	6 in 10	6 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	3 in 10	6 in 10	7 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	6 in 10	4 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	5 of 9	4 of 9	6 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	3 of 9	5 of 9	6 of 9	4 of 9	6 of 9	1 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 15	11 to 15	10 to 14	10 to 14	10 to 15	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 15
Daylighth	9.7	10.7	11.9	13.2	14.4	15.0	14.7	13.7	12.5	11.2	10.0	9.4
Water°C at the surface	15	13	14	16	18	23	26	25	24	21	19	17
Air°C, daily maximum	12	12	14	17	22	27	30	30	26	21	17	14
Rain days1 mm or more	12 of 31	8 of 28	9 of 31	6 of 30	4 of 31	3 of 30	1 of 31	1 of 31	3 of 30	5 of 31	9 of 30	11 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	6/5+	5/4	4/3	3/2	spring	shorty	shorty	shorty	3/2	4/3	5/4

In January, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 14 kite days out of 28 (48 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (39 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (31 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (47 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 4 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 Keros Beach, Limnos

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 44 % Goodabout 14 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 56 %
Kiteable 44 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
Best hours: 10:00 to 15:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 11.2 h
Water: 21 °C, 3/2
Air: 21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
Rain: 5 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Keros Beach, Limnos averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 4 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. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, 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

21 °C in October, 3/2 (18 to 20 °C).

The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

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.

13 to 26 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves to shorty.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Keros Beach, Limnos, 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

Çanakkale Airport (CKZ), 94 km straight line
Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD), 117 km straight line
Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA), 128 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 2 h 40 min straight line, 1,728 km
MUC Munich: about 2 h 15 min straight line, 1,430 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 3 h 05 min straight line, 2,089 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 3 h 25 min straight line, 2,362 km
ZRH Zurich: about 2 h 30 min straight line, 1,586 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 3 h 05 min straight line, 2,062 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 Limnos

Best for kiting in January, in March and in August, with 51 to 61 % kite days. Water 14 to 25 °C.

Season 1 Jan to 8 Apr and 2 Jul to 16 Dec, peak 6 Aug to 19 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.

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 4.5 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 Limnos windy?

Across the year, 45 % of days at Keros Beach, Limnos are kite days. The windiest month is August with 61 %, the calmest is June with 31 %.

Wind on kite days in August comes most often from NNE (23°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind10 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 NE, Feb NE, Mar NE, Apr NE, May NNE, Jun NNE, Jul NNE, Aug NNE, Sep NNE, Oct NE, Nov NE, Dec NE.

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Water temperature in Limnos by month

The sea is warmest in July at 26 °C and coolest in February at 13 °C. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, shorty in July.

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

Kite spots in Limnos

Keros Beach, Limnos
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 Keros Beach, Limnos: Jan 52 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 39 %, May 33 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 42 %
Keros
Sea · 1 km
Same model cell as Keros Beach, Limnos: 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 Keros: Jan 52 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 39 %, May 33 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 42 %

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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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 44 % of days at Keros Beach, Limnos 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/limnos

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