Sea · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Germany
Barnstorf
Kite days peak in October at 44 %.
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 highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 44 % Goodabout 14 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 56 %
- Kiteable 44 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 15:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.6 h
- Air
- 14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 16 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Barnstorf averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 44 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 31 | 35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | cold | Possible | Possible | Good | Possible | Possible | Good | cold | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 4 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 3 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 15 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 11 to 16 | 13 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 11 to 16 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 15 |
| Daylighth | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 14 of 31 | 12 of 28 | 10 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 16 of 31 | 13 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 16 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 13 of 31 |
- In January, Barnstorf averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Barnstorf averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (45 %). 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Barnstorf averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Barnstorf averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (36 %). 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Barnstorf averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Barnstorf averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (30 %). 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Barnstorf averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (40 %). 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Barnstorf averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Barnstorf averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (35 %). 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Barnstorf averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Barnstorf averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (31 %). 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Barnstorf averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). 4 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: 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 Barnstorf
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- April3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- September4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- October (now)4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- November2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
- December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 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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- 0
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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
2 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 2.8 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).
How the wind behaves
In February, the windiest month
- Too light 55 %
- Kiteable 45 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 55 %, kiteable on 45 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from WSW (248°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Barnstorf: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Barnstorf?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 45 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Barnstorf windy in October?
Yes, often. 44 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 14 days in a typical October. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
How many kite days does Barnstorf get in a year?
About 134 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
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Country
- Germany
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG), 47 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 54.3361, 12.4122
- 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 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Kite days in October, % of days
- Wustrow
Germany · 25 points more kite days than Barnstorf in October
69 %Kite days by month at Wustrow: Jan 76 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 63 %, May 63 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 67 % - Born
Germany · 5 points more kite days than Barnstorf in October
49 %Kite days by month at Born: Jan 53 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 42 %, May 42 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 41 % - Neuhaus
Germany · 14 points more kite days than Barnstorf in October
58 %Kite days by month at Neuhaus: Jan 64 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 52 %, May 51 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 56 % - Prerow
Germany · 22 points more kite days than Barnstorf in October
66 %Kite days by month at Prerow: Jan 73 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 61 %, May 61 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 67 % - Zingst
Germany · 9 points more kite days than Barnstorf in October
53 %Kite days by month at Zingst: Jan 61 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 53 %, May 52 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 53 % - Warnemuende
Germany · 13 points more kite days than Barnstorf in October
57 %Kite days by month at Warnemuende: Jan 63 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 49 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 55 % - Nienhagen
Germany · 14 points more kite days than Barnstorf in October
58 %Kite days by month at Nienhagen: Jan 62 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 49 %, May 44 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 55 % - Hiddensee
Germany · 10 points more kite days than Barnstorf in October
54 %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 %
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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, 44 % of days at Barnstorf 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/barnstorf
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