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Fengxian Mudhole

Name: Fengxian Mudhole
Address: CHN

Best for kiting in July, with 51 % kite days. Water 30 °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.

JJan31cold
FFeb37cold
MMar36cold
AApr40Good
MMay47Good
JJun41Good
JJul51Good
AAug47Good
SSep42Good
OOct44Goodnow
NNov34Possible
DDec39cold

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
44 % Goodabout 14 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 56 %
Kiteable 44 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
Best hours
14:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.5 h
Water
24 °C, spring suit
Air
22 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
Rain
8 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Fengxian Mudhole

Kite days% of days	31	37	36	40	47	41	51	47	42	44	34	39
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Possible	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	3 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	4 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	4 of 9	1 of 9	4 of 9	3 of 9	2 of 9	4 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	14 to 17	16 to 17	15 to 17	15 to 18	15 to 18	15 to 18	15 to 18	15 to 17	14 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	10.4	11.1	12.0	12.9	13.7	14.1	13.9	13.3	12.4	11.5	10.6	10.2
Water°C at the surface	7	7	11	17	22	26	30	32	29	24	17	11
Air°C, daily maximum	8	8	12	16	21	25	29	30	27	22	17	11
Rain days1 mm or more	9 of 31	11 of 28	12 of 31	10 of 30	10 of 31	15 of 30	13 of 31	11 of 31	12 of 30	8 of 31	8 of 30	7 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	4/3	spring	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorts	spring	5/4	6/5+

In January, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 7 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 10 kite days out of 28 (37 %). Water 7 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (41 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 32 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (34 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Fengxian Mudhole averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 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 Fengxian Mudhole

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
March2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
August5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
October (now)4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
December3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 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

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: fewer than 1 in 20

about 3.4 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 July, the windiest month

Too light 49 %
Kiteable 51 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 49 %, kiteable on 51 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 15:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from SE (135°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Fengxian Mudhole: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Fengxian Mudhole?

The best month is July: from 2017 to 2025, 51 % of its days were kite days.

Is Fengxian Mudhole 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.

What is the water temperature at Fengxian Mudhole?

The water ranges from 7 °C in January to 32 °C in August. In October it is about 24 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does Fengxian Mudhole get in a year?

About 148 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

Country: China
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), 46 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+08:00 in October
Coordinates: 30.8158, 121.5151
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

Golden Beach
China · 14 points more kite days than Fengxian Mudhole in October
58 %
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Kite days by month at Golden Beach: Jan 46 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 61 %, May 56 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 51 %
Putuoshan
China · 16 points more kite days than Fengxian Mudhole in October
60 %
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Kite days by month at Putuoshan: Jan 44 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 40 %, May 33 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 54 %
Golden Sandy Beach
China · 13 points fewer kite days than Fengxian Mudhole in October
31 %
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Kite days by month at Golden Sandy Beach: Jan 35 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 46 %, May 48 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 46 %
Pingtan Island
China · 45 points more kite days than Fengxian Mudhole in October
89 %
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Kite days by month at Pingtan Island: Jan 88 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 62 %, May 63 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 89 %, Nov 92 %, Dec 90 %
Shenhu Bay
China · 44 points more kite days than Fengxian Mudhole in October
88 %
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Kite days by month at Shenhu Bay: Jan 81 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 54 %, May 53 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 88 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 80 %
Jinshatan Beach
China · 12 points fewer kite days than Fengxian Mudhole in October
32 %
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Kite days by month at Jinshatan Beach: Jan 34 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 39 %, May 44 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 42 %
Xiamen Beach
China · 32 points more kite days than Fengxian Mudhole in October
76 %
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Kite days by month at Xiamen Beach: Jan 59 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 51 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 54 %
Golden Pebble Beach
China · 16 points fewer kite days than Fengxian Mudhole in October
28 %
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Kite days by month at Golden Pebble Beach: Jan 31 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 34 %, May 25 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 44 %

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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 Fengxian Mudhole 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/fengxian-mudhole

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