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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.

Sea · Stockholm County · Sweden

Dalarö

Outside the cold months, kite days peak in September at 47 %. Also windy, but cold: October to March.

  1. J63
  2. F60
  3. M54
  4. A44
  5. M32
  6. J39
  7. J36
  8. A46
  9. S47
  10. O65
  11. N55
  12. D60
Kite days by month at Dalarö: Jan 63 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 44 %, May 32 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 60 %
  • Prime 60 %+
  • Good 40 %+
  • Possible 20 %+
  • Off under 20 %
  • Ringed: this month

October · nowTap a month

Kite days
65%
kite days
windy but cold
Wind
13kn
from SW
average 12:00 to 18:00
Water
12°C
6/5 with boots and gloves
water
Trip odds
8in 10
10 day trips good
about 6.4 kite days of 10
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How we know thisConfidence high

Confidence. Hourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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.

Best months: at least half the days are kite days (50 % or more), outside the cold months. The colours grade every month on their own scale: Prime from 60 %, Good from 40 %, Possible from 20 %.

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.

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.

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How the wind behaves

In October, the windiest month

Afternoon wind 13 knots, average 12:00 to 18:00.

  • Too light 35 %
  • Kiteable 65 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 35 %, kiteable on 65 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, 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 SW (225°).

Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    65 % coldabout 20 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 35 %
    • Kiteable 65 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 81 % kite days2018: 58 % kite days2019: 61 % kite days2020: 77 % kite days2021: 84 % kite days2022: 52 % kite days2023: 58 % kite days2024: 65 % kite days2025: 48 % kite days8 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    10.3 h
    Water
    12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves
    Air
    10 °Cdaily maximum, 10 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    13 of 31with 1 mm or more

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. 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: ERA5 reanalysis 31 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 by start week

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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

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Trip odds by start week in Dalarö: W1 8 in 10, W2 9 in 10, W3 8 in 10, W4 7 in 10, W5 8 in 10, W6 9 in 10, W7 8 in 10, W8 8 in 10, W9 7 in 10, W10 6 in 10, W11 7 in 10, W12 6 in 10, W13 7 in 10, W14 7 in 10, W15 5 in 10, W16 3 in 10, W17 2 in 10, W18 3 in 10, W19 2 in 10, W20 2 in 10, W21 4 in 10, W22 4 in 10, W23 5 in 10, W24 4 in 10, W25 4 in 10, W26 7 in 10, W27 2 in 10, W28 1 in 10, W29 1 in 10, W30 4 in 10, W31 5 in 10, W32 6 in 10, W33 5 in 10, W34 4 in 10, W35 5 in 10, W36 6 in 10, W37 6 in 10, W38 4 in 10, W39 7 in 10, W40 9 in 10, W41 9 in 10, W42 8 in 10, W43 7 in 10, W44 6 in 10, W45 6 in 10, W46 8 in 10, W47 7 in 10, W48 9 in 10, W49 9 in 10, W50 8 in 10, W51 7 in 10, W52 8 in 10

7 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 47 (e.g. 19 to 25 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 5.8 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).

Kitesurfing at Dalarö: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Dalarö?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is October, when 65 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Dalarö windy in October?

Yes, very. 65 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 20 days in a typical October. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Dalarö?

The water ranges from 1 °C in January to 19 °C in July. In October it is about 12 °C (wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves).

How many kite days does Dalarö get in a year?

About 183 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
Stockholm County
Country
Sweden
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA), 35 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates
59.1378, 18.3991
Model
ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Dalarö

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 Stockholm County

  1. Skälåker6 km

    10 kn SW12 °C 6/5 with boots and glovessea

    34% kite days
    January: 37 % kite days (Possible)February: 35 % kite days (Possible)March: 34 % kite days (Possible)April: 29 % kite days (Possible)May: 16 % kite days (Off)June: 22 % kite days (Possible)July: 19 % kite days (Off)August: 27 % kite days (Possible)September: 29 % kite days (Possible)October: 34 % kite days (Possible)November: 29 % kite days (Possible)December: 28 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month in Skälåker: Jan 37 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 29 %, May 16 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 28 %

  2. Björkvik12 km

    10 kn SSW12 °C 6/5 with boots and glovessea

    38% kite days
    January: 33 % kite days (Possible)February: 35 % kite days (Possible)March: 33 % kite days (Possible)April: 30 % kite days (Possible)May: 19 % kite days (Off)June: 27 % kite days (Possible)July: 25 % kite days (Possible)August: 33 % kite days (Possible)September: 30 % kite days (Possible)October: 38 % kite days (Possible)November: 28 % kite days (Possible)December: 29 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month in Björkvik: Jan 33 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 30 %, May 19 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 28 %, Dec 29 %

  3. Fågelöudde28 km

    8 kn W12 °C 6/5 with boots and glovessea

    22% kite days
    January: 16 % kite days (Off)February: 20 % kite days (Possible)March: 22 % kite days (Possible)April: 22 % kite days (Possible)May: 12 % kite days (Off)June: 20 % kite days (Possible)July: 10 % kite days (Off)August: 13 % kite days (Off)September: 18 % kite days (Off)October: 22 % kite days (Possible)November: 9 % kite days (Off)December: 7 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month in Fågelöudde: Jan 16 %, Feb 20 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 22 %, May 12 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 9 %, Dec 7 %

  4. Näsaäng36 km

    8 kn Wsea

    13% kite days
    January: 12 % kite days (Off)February: 10 % kite days (Off)March: 15 % kite days (Off)April: 14 % kite days (Off)May: 6 % kite days (Off)June: 8 % kite days (Off)July: 4 % kite days (Off)August: 6 % kite days (Off)September: 10 % kite days (Off)October: 13 % kite days (Off)November: 6 % kite days (Off)December: 3 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month in Näsaäng: Jan 12 %, Feb 10 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 14 %, May 6 %, Jun 8 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 3 %

  5. Fituna39 km

    8 kn NNW12 °C 6/5 with boots and glovessea

    14% kite days
    January: 11 % kite days (Off)February: 10 % kite days (Off)March: 15 % kite days (Off)April: 14 % kite days (Off)May: 7 % kite days (Off)June: 10 % kite days (Off)July: 5 % kite days (Off)August: 6 % kite days (Off)September: 10 % kite days (Off)October: 14 % kite days (Off)November: 5 % kite days (Off)December: 7 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month in Fituna: Jan 11 %, Feb 10 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 14 %, May 7 %, Jun 10 %, Jul 5 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 7 %

  6. Skanssundet / Sandviken41 km

    7 kn SSE12 °C 6/5 with boots and glovessea

    11% kite days
    January: 10 % kite days (Off)February: 6 % kite days (Off)March: 12 % kite days (Off)April: 13 % kite days (Off)May: 7 % kite days (Off)June: 9 % kite days (Off)July: 4 % kite days (Off)August: 7 % kite days (Off)September: 9 % kite days (Off)October: 11 % kite days (Off)November: 4 % kite days (Off)December: 4 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month in Skanssundet / Sandviken: Jan 10 %, Feb 6 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 13 %, May 7 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 7 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 4 %

  7. Torö Örudden51 km

    16 kn SW11 °C 6/5 with boots and glovesflat water

    79% kite days
    January: 78 % kite days (Prime)February: 75 % kite days (Prime)March: 72 % kite days (Prime)April: 67 % kite days (Prime)May: 53 % kite days (Good)June: 62 % kite days (Prime)July: 57 % kite days (Good)August: 64 % kite days (Prime)September: 71 % kite days (Prime)October: 79 % kite days (Prime)November: 73 % kite days (Prime)December: 77 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month in Torö Örudden: Jan 78 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 67 %, May 53 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 79 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 77 %

  8. Kappelskär75 km

    12 kn SSW11 °C 6/5 with boots and glovessea

    53% kite days
    January: 51 % kite days (Good)February: 54 % kite days (Good)March: 51 % kite days (Good)April: 49 % kite days (Good)May: 43 % kite days (Good)June: 43 % kite days (Good)July: 37 % kite days (Possible)August: 50 % kite days (Good)September: 42 % kite days (Good)October: 53 % kite days (Good)November: 42 % kite days (Good)December: 47 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month in Kappelskär: Jan 51 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 49 %, May 43 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 47 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ERA5 reanalysis 31 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. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 65 % of days at Dalarö 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 (ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/dalaro

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