Sea · South Aegean · Greece
Apolakkia, Rhodes
Best for kiting in September, with 50 % kite days. Water 25 °C.
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 highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 29 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 71 %
- Kiteable 29 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 2 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
- Best hours
- 13:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.3 h
- Water
- 24 °C, shorty
- Air
- 23 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 4 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 46 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 44 | 50 | 29 | 32 | 44 |
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| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 11 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 12 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 13 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.0 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| Water°C at the surface | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 15 of 31 | 9 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 3 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 14 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 4/3 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorty | shorty | shorty | 3/2 | 3/2 |
- In January, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (46 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (39 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (50 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Apolakkia, Rhodes averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 4 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: 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 Apolakkia, Rhodes
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- July5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- August5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
- October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
- November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
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.
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
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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
1 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: 1 in 10
about 2.6 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).
How the wind behaves
In September, the windiest month
- Too light 50 %
- Kiteable 50 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 50 %, kiteable on 50 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 13:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from NW (315°).
Kitesurfing at Apolakkia, Rhodes: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Apolakkia, Rhodes?
The best month is September: from 2017 to 2025, 50 % of its days were kite days.
Is Apolakkia, Rhodes windy in October?
Sometimes. 29 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 days in a typical October. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Apolakkia, Rhodes?
The water ranges from 17 °C in March to 26 °C in August. In October it is about 24 °C (wetsuit: shorty).
How many kite days does Apolakkia, Rhodes get in a year?
About 151 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
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Spot facts
- Region
- South Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO), 48 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 36.0610, 27.7610
- 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.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in South Aegean
Kite days in October, % of days
- Plimiri, Rhodes
Greece · 19 points more kite days than Apolakkia, Rhodes in October
48 %Kite days by month at Plimiri, Rhodes: Jan 55 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 58 %, May 58 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 84 %, Aug 85 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 50 % - Prasonisi, Rhodes
Greece · 22 points more kite days than Apolakkia, Rhodes in October
51 %Kite days by month at Prasonisi, Rhodes: Jan 59 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 59 %, May 58 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 86 %, Aug 87 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 54 % - Maris-Princess, Rhodes
Greece · 22 points fewer kite days than Apolakkia, Rhodes in October
7 %Kite days by month at Maris-Princess, Rhodes: Jan 32 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 24 %, May 28 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 27 % - Kalavadra
Greece · 9 points fewer kite days than Apolakkia, Rhodes in October
20 %Kite days by month at Kalavadra: Jan 36 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 40 %, May 41 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 28 % - Faliraki, Rhodes
Greece · 12 points fewer kite days than Apolakkia, Rhodes in October
17 %Kite days by month at Faliraki, Rhodes: Jan 41 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 32 %, May 32 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 17 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 37 % - Kremasti, Rhodes
Greece · 2 points more kite days than Apolakkia, Rhodes in October
31 %Kite days by month at Kremasti, Rhodes: Jan 41 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 53 %, May 58 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 28 %, Dec 39 % - Ixia, Rhodes
Greece · 4 points more kite days than Apolakkia, Rhodes in October
33 %Kite days by month at Ixia, Rhodes: Jan 49 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 53 %, May 56 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 41 % - Gun Bay, Karpathos
Greece · 16 points more kite days than Apolakkia, Rhodes in October
45 %Kite days by month at Gun Bay, Karpathos: Jan 60 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 46 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 86 %, Aug 85 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 56 %
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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, 29 % of days at Apolakkia, Rhodes 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/apolakkia-rhodes
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