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Kitesurfing in Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, Spain

Name: Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria
Address: ESP

Beach in Spain · 11 kite spots · airports LPA, TFS, TFN

Best for kiting all year except December, with 53 to 99 % kite days. Water 20 to 24 °C.

Season 8 Jan to 23 Dec, peak 19 Feb to 14 Oct and 22 Oct to 18 Nov.

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 Pozo, the main spot of Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria. The other 10 spots range from 23 to 63 % 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.

JJan53Good
FFeb58Good
MMar72Prime
AApr66Prime
MMay80Prime
JJun84Prime
JJul99Prime
AAug94Prime
SSep83Prime
OOct63Goodnow · chosen
NNov62Good
DDec48Good

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 Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 19 of 31; 63 % kite days, Good, good in 6 of 9 years
WIND: 13 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 24 °C, shorty; suit for 24 to 26 °C

7 in 10

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

about 6.2 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
63 % Goodabout 19 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 37 %
Kiteable 63 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.5 h
Water
24 °C, shorty
Air
24 °Cdaily maximum, 23 °C during kite hours
Rain
1 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Pozo averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Pozo

Kite days% of days	53	58	72	66	80	84	99	94	83	63	62	48
Verdictshare plus good years	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	6 in 10	7 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	7 in 10	7 in 10	5 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	4 of 9	6 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	6 of 9	6 of 9	4 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	11 to 17	10 to 18	10 to 18	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 18	10 to 17	10 to 17
Daylighth	10.6	11.2	12.0	12.8	13.5	13.9	13.7	13.1	12.3	11.5	10.8	10.4
Water°C at the surface	21	20	20	20	21	23	23	24	24	24	23	21
Air°C, daily maximum	20	20	20	21	22	23	25	26	25	24	23	21
Rain days1 mm or more	2 of 31	2 of 28	2 of 31	2 of 30	1 of 31	1 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 31	1 of 30	1 of 31	2 of 30	2 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	3/2	4/3	3/2	3/2	spring	spring	spring	shorty	shorty	shorty	spring	3/2

In January, Pozo averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Pozo averaged 16 kite days out of 28 (58 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Pozo averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (72 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Pozo averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (66 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Pozo averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (80 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Pozo averaged 25 kite days out of 30 (84 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Pozo averaged 30 kite days out of 31 (99 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Pozo averaged 29 kite days out of 31 (94 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Pozo averaged 25 kite days out of 30 (83 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Pozo averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Pozo averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (62 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Pozo averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 5 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 Pozo

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 63 % Goodabout 19 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 37 %
Kiteable 63 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 11.5 h
Water: 24 °C, shorty
Air: 24 °Cdaily maximum, 23 °C during kite hours
Rain: 1 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Pozo averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 7 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 5 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

24 °C in October, shorty (24 to 26 °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.

20 to 24 °C, 4/3 to shorty.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Pozo, 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

Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), 13 km straight line
Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS), 116 km straight line
Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN), 116 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 4 h 30 min straight line, 3,197 km
MUC Munich: about 4 h 35 min straight line, 3,266 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 4 h 30 min straight line, 3,195 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 4 h 10 min straight line, 2,912 km
ZRH Zurich: about 4 h 15 min straight line, 3,013 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 4 h straight line, 2,813 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 Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria

Best for kiting all year except December, with 53 to 99 % kite days. Water 20 to 24 °C.

Season 8 Jan to 23 Dec, peak 19 Feb to 14 Oct and 22 Oct to 18 Nov. 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: March, April, May, June, July, August, September. Each link shows where else to kite in that month.

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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

9 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 6.8 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 Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria windy?

Across the year, 72 % of days at Pozo are kite days. The windiest month is July with 99 %, the calmest is December with 48 %.

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

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind13 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 NNE, Feb NNE, Mar NNE, Apr NNE, May NNE, Jun NNE, Jul NNE, Aug NNE, Sep NNE, Oct NNE, Nov NNE, Dec NNE.

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Water temperature in Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria by month

The sea is warmest in August at 24 °C and coolest in February at 20 °C. Wetsuit: 4/3 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 Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria

Pozo
Sea · main spot
Level Not for beginners, from kite guides we checked
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 Pozo: Jan 53 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 80 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 48 %
Salinas de Pozo
Sea · 1 km
Level Not for beginners, from kite guides we checked
Same model cell as Pozo: 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 Salinas de Pozo: Jan 53 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 80 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 48 %
Mosca Point
Sea · 1 km
Same model cell as Pozo: 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 Mosca Point: Jan 53 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 80 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 48 %
Salinas de Arinaga
Sea · 3 km
Same model cell as Pozo: 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 Salinas de Arinaga: Jan 53 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 80 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 48 %
Castillo de Romeral
Sea · 5 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 Castillo de Romeral: Jan 59 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 50 %, May 59 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 79 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 55 %
Ketchup
Sea · 6 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 Ketchup: Jan 59 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 50 %, May 59 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 79 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 55 %
Playa de Vargas
Sea · 8 km
Same model cell as Pozo: 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 Playa de Vargas: Jan 53 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 80 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 48 %
Vargas
Sea · 8 km
Same model cell as Pozo: 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 Vargas: Jan 53 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 80 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 48 %
Bahia Feliz
Sea · 10 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 Bahia Feliz: Jan 59 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 50 %, May 59 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 79 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 55 %
Playa del Aguila
Sea · 12 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 Playa del Aguila: Jan 32 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 24 %, May 33 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 30 %
Ojos de Garza
Sea · 15 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 Ojos de Garza: Jan 49 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 72 %, May 87 %, Jun 89 %, Jul 99 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 43 %

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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 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 63 % of days at Pozo 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/pozo-izquierdo

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