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Kitesurfing in Rügen, Germany

Name: Rügen
Address: DEU

Island in Germany · 8 kite spots · airports HDF, MMX, RLG

Best for kiting from May to October, with 51 to 60 % kite days. Water 12 to 20 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Season 7 May to 28 Oct, peak 2 Jul to 15 Jul and 1 Oct to 7 Oct.

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 Wiek, Rügen, the main spot of Rügen. The other 7 spots range from 54 to 71 % 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.

JJan64cold
FFeb66cold
MMar53cold
AApr61cold
MMay54Good
JJun54Good
JJul59Good
AAug51Good
SSep55Good
OOct60Primenow · chosen
NNov47cold
DDec58cold

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 Rügen, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 18 of 31; 60 % kite days, Prime
WIND: 13 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves; suit for under 10 °C. The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

7 in 10

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

about 5.6 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
60 % Primeabout 18 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 40 %
Kiteable 60 %
Too strong 0 %
10 day trip
7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.6 h
Water
13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves
Air
14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
Rain
15 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Wiek, Rügen averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Wiek, Rügen

Kite days% of days	64	66	53	61	54	54	59	51	55	60	47	58
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Prime	cold	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	8 in 10	7 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	6 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	7 in 10	7 in 10	7 in 10	5 in 10	8 in 10
Good yearsof 0, reached 50 %	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 19	10 to 19	11 to 19	10 to 19	12 to 18	10 to 18	10 to 17	10 to 15	10 to 15
Daylighth	7.9	9.7	11.8	14.1	16.1	17.2	16.7	14.9	12.8	10.6	8.5	7.4
Water°C at the surface	4	3	5	8	12	18	20	20	18	13	9	6
Air°C, daily maximum	5	5	6	9	14	19	20	21	18	14	9	6
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	13 of 28	11 of 31	8 of 30	9 of 31	9 of 30	13 of 31	12 of 31	12 of 30	15 of 31	13 of 30	14 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	3/2	3/2	3/2	4/3	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+

In January, Wiek, Rügen averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Wiek, Rügen averaged 19 kite days out of 28 (66 %). Water 3 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Wiek, Rügen averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Wiek, Rügen averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Wiek, Rügen averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Wiek, Rügen averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Wiek, Rügen averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (59 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Wiek, Rügen averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Wiek, Rügen averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (55 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Wiek, Rügen averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Wiek, Rügen averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (47 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Wiek, Rügen averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (58 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Wiek, Rügen

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 60 % Primeabout 18 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 40 %
Kiteable 60 %
Too strong 0 %
10 day trip: 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 10.6 h
Water: 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves
Air: 14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
Rain: 15 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Wiek, Rügen averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 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.

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

13 °C in October, 6/5 with boots and gloves (under 10 °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.

3 to 20 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves to 3/2.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Wiek, Rügen, 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

Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), 101 km straight line
Malmö Sturup Airport (MMX), 101 km straight line
Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG), 103 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 1 h 15 min straight line, 603 km
MUC Munich: about 1 h 25 min straight line, 705 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 1 h 15 min straight line, 620 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 1 h 45 min straight line, 981 km
ZRH Zurich: about 1 h 35 min straight line, 862 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 1 h 40 min straight line, 965 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 Rügen

Best for kiting from May to October, with 51 to 60 % kite days. Water 12 to 20 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Season 7 May to 28 Oct, peak 2 Jul to 15 Jul and 1 Oct to 7 Oct. 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: October. 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

4 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 4.4 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 Rügen windy?

Across the year, 57 % of days at Wiek, Rügen are kite days. The windiest month is February with 66 %, the calmest is November with 47 %.

Wind on kite days in February comes most often from WSW (248°).

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 WSW, Feb WSW, Mar WSW, Apr W, May W, Jun W, Jul W, Aug W, Sep WSW, Oct W, Nov SW, Dec WSW.

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Water temperature in Rügen by month

The sea is warmest in July at 20 °C and coolest in February at 3 °C. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, 3/2 in July.

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

Kite spots in Rügen

Wiek, Rügen
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 Wiek, Rügen: Jan 64 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 61 %, May 54 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 58 %
Dranske, Rügen
Sea · 4 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 Dranske, Rügen: Jan 75 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 74 %
Kreptitz, Rügen
Sea · 4 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 Kreptitz, Rügen: Jan 75 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 74 %
Ruegen / Nonnewitz
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 Ruegen / Nonnewitz: Jan 75 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 66 %, May 60 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 75 %
Altenkirchen, Rügen
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 Altenkirchen, Rügen: Jan 65 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 63 %, May 60 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 63 %
Nordstrand, Rügen
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 Nordstrand, Rügen: Jan 75 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 66 %, May 60 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 75 %
Hiddensee
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 Hiddensee: Jan 58 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 47 %, May 42 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 51 %
Schaprode, Rügen
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 Schaprode, Rügen: Jan 69 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 61 %, May 58 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 65 %

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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, 60 % of days at Wiek, Rügen 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/ruegen

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