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Faliraki, Rhodes

Name: Faliraki, Rhodes
Address: GRC

Kite days peak in January at 41 %.

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.

JJan41Good
FFeb41Good
MMar38Possible
AApr32Possible
MMay32Possible
JJun32Possible
JJul27Possible
AAug29Possible
SSep33Possible
OOct17Offnow
NNov26Possible
DDec37Possible

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.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
17 % Offabout 5 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 83 %
Kiteable 17 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
Best hours
17:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.3 h
Water
26 °C, shorty
Air
24 °Cdaily maximum, 24 °C during kite hours
Rain
4 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Faliraki, Rhodes

Kite days% of days	41	41	38	32	32	32	27	29	33	17	26	37
Verdictshare plus good years	Good	Good	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Off	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	6 in 10	4 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	under 1 in 10	2 in 10	3 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	3 of 9	2 of 9	2 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	2 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 17	15 to 19	17 to 19	17 to 19	18 to 19	18 to 19	17 to 18	17 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	10.0	10.8	12.0	13.1	14.1	14.6	14.4	13.5	12.4	11.3	10.3	9.7
Water°C at the surface	20	18	18	18	20	25	28	29	28	26	23	21
Air°C, daily maximum	16	15	17	19	23	27	30	30	28	24	21	17
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	9 of 28	8 of 31	5 of 30	4 of 31	1 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 31	1 of 30	4 of 31	8 of 30	13 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	4/3	4/3	4/3	3/2	3/2	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorty	3/2	3/2

In January, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 11 kite days out of 28 (41 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (26 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Faliraki, Rhodes averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 3 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 Faliraki, 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 4.5 expected
February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
June2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
July2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
November2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
December3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 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.

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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

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

Start date

under 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: 2 in 10

about 1.7 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 January, the windiest month

Too light 59 %
Kiteable 41 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 59 %, kiteable on 41 %, 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 direction varies, most often NW (315°).

Kitesurfing at Faliraki, Rhodes: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Faliraki, Rhodes?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 41 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Faliraki, Rhodes windy in October?

Rarely. 17 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 5 days in a typical October. Fewer than 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Faliraki, Rhodes?

The water ranges from 18 °C in February to 29 °C in August. In October it is about 26 °C (wetsuit: shorty).

How many kite days does Faliraki, Rhodes get in a year?

About 117 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.

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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), 13 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+03:00 in October
Coordinates: 36.3467, 28.2056
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.

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Kite days in October, % of days

Ixia, Rhodes
Greece · 16 points more kite days than Faliraki, Rhodes in October
33 %
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4. A
5. M
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8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
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 %
Kremasti, Rhodes
Greece · 14 points more kite days than Faliraki, Rhodes in October
31 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
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 %
Kalavadra
Greece · 3 points more kite days than Faliraki, Rhodes in October
20 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
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 %
Maris-Princess, Rhodes
Greece · 10 points fewer kite days than Faliraki, Rhodes in October
7 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
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 %
Apolakkia, Rhodes
Greece · 12 points more kite days than Faliraki, Rhodes in October
29 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Apolakkia, Rhodes: Jan 46 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 42 %, May 36 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 29 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 44 %
Plimiri, Rhodes
Greece · 31 points more kite days than Faliraki, Rhodes in October
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
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 · 34 points more kite days than Faliraki, Rhodes in October
51 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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12. D
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 %
Tigaki
Greece · 29 points more kite days than Faliraki, Rhodes in October
46 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tigaki: Jan 66 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 60 %, May 55 %, Jun 72 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 62 %

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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, 17 % of days at Faliraki, 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/faliraki-rhodes

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