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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.

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Elektrenai Lake / Pievos

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

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. J16
  2. F24
  3. M23
  4. A24
  5. M13
  6. J16
  7. J12
  8. A8
  9. S16
  10. O25
  11. N13
  12. D13
Kite days by month at Elektrenai Lake / Pievos: Jan 16 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 24 %, May 13 %, Jun 16 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 13 %, Dec 13 %
  • 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 9, reached 50 %
  • Kite days
    25 % coldabout 8 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 75 %
    • Kiteable 25 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 29 % kite days2018: 19 % kite days2019: 23 % kite days2020: 32 % kite days2021: 29 % kite days2022: 16 % kite days2023: 52 % kite days2024: 13 % kite days2025: 13 % kite days1 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    Best hours
    11:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    10.6 h
    Air
    12 °Cdaily maximum, 10 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    14 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Elektrenai Lake / Pievos averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %).

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 Elektrenai Lake / Pievos

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 October, the windiest month

  • Too light 75 %
  • Kiteable 25 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 75 %, kiteable on 25 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 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 WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at Elektrenai Lake / Pievos: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Elektrenai Lake / Pievos?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is October, when 25 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Elektrenai Lake / Pievos windy in October?

Sometimes. 25 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 8 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Elektrenai Lake / Pievos get in a year?

About 61 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
Vilnius County
Country
Lithuania
Water body
Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 41 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+03:00 in October
Coordinates
54.7387, 24.6785
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Elektrenai Lake / Pievos

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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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, 25 % of days at Elektrenai Lake / Pievos 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/elektrenai-lake-pievos

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