Lake · North Holland · Netherlands
Amstelmeer
Kite days peak in October at 48 %. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February.
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.
- 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.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 48 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 52 %
- Kiteable 48 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 3 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- Best hours
- 11:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.7 h
- Air
- 15 °Cdaily maximum, 14 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 17 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Amstelmeer averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %).
| Kite days% of days | 44 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 48 | 38 | 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | cold | cold |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 4 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 13 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 12 to 18 | 12 to 18 | 11 to 16 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 15 |
| Daylighth | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 7.7 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 14 of 31 | 13 of 28 | 13 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 14 of 31 | 13 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 17 of 31 | 16 of 30 | 15 of 31 |
- In January, Amstelmeer averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (44 %).
- In February, Amstelmeer averaged 14 kite days out of 28 (50 %).
- In March, Amstelmeer averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %).
- In April, Amstelmeer averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %).
- In May, Amstelmeer averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %).
- In June, Amstelmeer averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (32 %).
- In July, Amstelmeer averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %).
- In August, Amstelmeer averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %).
- In September, Amstelmeer averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (34 %).
- In October, Amstelmeer averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %).
- In November, Amstelmeer averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (38 %).
- In December, Amstelmeer averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %).
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. 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 Amstelmeer
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 February, the windiest month
- Too light 49 %
- Kiteable 50 %
- Too strong 1 %
Too light on 49 %, kiteable on 50 %, too strong on 1 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from SW (225°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Amstelmeer: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Amstelmeer?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 50 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Amstelmeer windy in October?
Yes, often. 48 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 15 days in a typical October.
How many kite days does Amstelmeer get in a year?
About 144 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.
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Spot facts
- Region
- North Holland
- Country
- Netherlands
- Water body
- Lake, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 65 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 52.8853, 4.9169
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
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Nearby kite spots in North Holland
Kite days in October, % of days
- Voordijk
Netherlands · 28 points more kite days than Amstelmeer in October
76 %Kite days by month at Voordijk: Jan 74 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 63 %, May 59 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 72 % - Den Helder
Netherlands · 20 points more kite days than Amstelmeer in October
68 %Kite days by month at Den Helder: Jan 65 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 57 %, May 54 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 60 % - Callantsoog
Netherlands · 29 points more kite days than Amstelmeer in October
77 %Kite days by month at Callantsoog: Jan 74 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 61 %, May 58 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 71 % - Dijkmanshuizen, Texel
Netherlands · 28 points more kite days than Amstelmeer in October
76 %Kite days by month at Dijkmanshuizen, Texel: Jan 70 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 68 %, May 67 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 67 % - Petten
Netherlands · 28 points more kite days than Amstelmeer in October
76 %Kite days by month at Petten: Jan 74 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 60 %, May 58 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 72 % - Texel / Paal 15
Netherlands · 29 points more kite days than Amstelmeer in October
77 %Kite days by month at Texel / Paal 15: Jan 73 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 66 %, May 60 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 69 % - Bergen aan Zee
Netherlands · 29 points more kite days than Amstelmeer in October
77 %Kite days by month at Bergen aan Zee: Jan 75 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 72 % - Egmond aan Zee
Netherlands · 29 points more kite days than Amstelmeer in October
77 %Kite days by month at Egmond aan Zee: Jan 73 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 59 %, May 58 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 72 %
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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, 48 % of days at Amstelmeer 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/amstelmeer
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