Sea · Northern Aegean · Greece
Faneromeni, Lesbos
Best for kiting all year except May, with 52 to 77 % kite days. Water 16 to 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. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 57 % Goodabout 18 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 43 %
- Kiteable 57 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.2 h
- Water
- 22 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 5 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 66 | 63 | 64 | 52 | 47 | 56 | 71 | 77 | 62 | 57 | 65 | 62 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Water°C at the surface | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 12 of 31 | 9 of 28 | 8 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 11 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorty | shorty | 3/2 | 4/3 | 4/3 |
- In January, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (66 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 18 kite days out of 28 (63 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (52 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (77 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (62 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (65 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Faneromeni, Lesbos averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 8 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 Faneromeni, Lesbos
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.6 expected
- September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- October (now)7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- December8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 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
8 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: fewer than 1 in 20
about 6.0 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 August, the windiest month
- Too light 23 %
- Kiteable 77 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 23 %, kiteable on 77 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: all day, 10:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from N (0°).
Kitesurfing at Faneromeni, Lesbos: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Faneromeni, Lesbos?
The best months are all year except May: from 2017 to 2025, 52 to 77 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Faneromeni, Lesbos windy in October?
Yes, often. 57 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 18 days in a typical October. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Faneromeni, Lesbos?
The water ranges from 16 °C in February to 25 °C in August. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does Faneromeni, Lesbos get in a year?
About 226 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
- Northern Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Mytilene International Airport (MJT), 67 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 39.2373, 25.8596
- 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 Northern Aegean
Kite days in October, % of days
- Sigri, Lesbos
Greece · same kite days as Faneromeni, Lesbos in October
57 %Kite days by month at Sigri, Lesbos: Jan 66 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 52 %, May 47 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 62 % - Tsikliodas
Greece · 10 points fewer kite days than Faneromeni, Lesbos in October
47 %Kite days by month at Tsikliodas: Jan 62 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 47 %, May 38 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 76 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 56 % - Skala Kallonis
Greece · 51 points fewer kite days than Faneromeni, Lesbos in October
6 %Kite days by month at Skala Kallonis: Jan 12 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 16 %, Apr 9 %, May 8 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 6 %, Nov 11 %, Dec 9 % - Keros
Greece · 13 points fewer kite days than Faneromeni, Lesbos in October
44 %Kite days by month at Keros: Jan 52 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 39 %, May 33 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 42 % - Gomati Beach, Limnos
Greece · 16 points fewer kite days than Faneromeni, Lesbos in October
41 %Kite days by month at Gomati Beach, Limnos: Jan 51 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 37 %, May 24 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 44 % - Svallas, Samos
Greece · 1 point fewer kite days than Faneromeni, Lesbos in October
56 %Kite days by month at Svallas, Samos: Jan 67 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 64 %, May 55 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 87 %, Aug 82 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 66 % - Kokkari, Samos
Greece · 17 points fewer kite days than Faneromeni, Lesbos in October
40 %Kite days by month at Kokkari, Samos: Jan 54 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 50 %, May 43 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 50 % - Psili Ammos, Samos
Greece · 24 points fewer kite days than Faneromeni, Lesbos in October
33 %Kite days by month at Psili Ammos, Samos: Jan 53 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 44 %, May 33 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 47 %
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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. 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, 57 % of days at Faneromeni, Lesbos 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/faneromeni-lesbos
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