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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

Lake · Omsk Oblast · Russia

Alabota

Kite days peak in May at 46 %.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

  1. J27
  2. F26
  3. M42
  4. A39
  5. M46
  6. J29
  7. J18
  8. A17
  9. S26
  10. O27
  11. N20
  12. D15
Kite days by month at Alabota: Jan 27 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 39 %, May 46 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 18 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 15 %
  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this 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.

Confidence lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 0, reached 50 %
  • Kite days
    27 % coldabout 8 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 73 %
    • Kiteable 27 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Best hours
    12:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    10.6 h
    Air
    9 °Cdaily maximum, 7 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    8 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Alabota averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %).

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. 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: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Alabota

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In May, the windiest month

  • Too light 54 %
  • Kiteable 46 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 54 %, kiteable on 46 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 13:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at Alabota: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Alabota?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is May, when 46 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Alabota windy in October?

Sometimes. 27 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 8 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Alabota get in a year?

About 101 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. 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.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

Live forecast from Windy

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Spot facts

Region
Omsk Oblast
Country
Russia
Water body
Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Omsk Central Airport (OMS), 120 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+06:00 in October
Coordinates
53.9215, 73.8108
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Alabota

Conditions, checked against kite guides

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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: low.

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In October, 27 % of days at Alabota 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/spot/alabota

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