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Kalo Chorio

Name: Kalo Chorio
Address: GRC

Kite days peak in July at 46 %.

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.

JJan38Possible
FFeb38Possible
MMar35Possible
AApr31Possible
MMay24Possible
JJun33Possible
JJul46Good
AAug46Good
SSep35Possible
OOct25Possiblenow
NNov27Possible
DDec31Possible

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 mediumThe nearest model grid cell is 11 km away. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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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
25 % Possibleabout 8 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 75 %
Kiteable 25 %
Too strong 0 %
10 day trip
2 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
Best hours
11:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.3 h
Water
25 °C, spring suit
Air
23 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
Rain
4 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Kalo Chorio averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 25 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Kalo Chorio

Kite days% of days	38	38	35	31	24	33	46	46	35	25	27	31
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	3 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	3 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	2 in 10
Good yearsof 0, reached 50 %	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 17	12 to 17	12 to 15	12 to 15	13 to 15	13 to 15	13 to 15	11 to 16	11 to 15	12 to 15
Daylighth	10.1	10.9	12.0	13.1	14.0	14.5	14.3	13.5	12.4	11.3	10.4	9.8
Water°C at the surface	18	17	17	18	20	24	27	28	27	25	23	20
Air°C, daily maximum	15	15	16	18	22	25	28	28	26	23	20	17
Rain days1 mm or more	12 of 31	10 of 28	9 of 31	4 of 30	4 of 31	2 of 30	1 of 31	0 of 31	2 of 30	4 of 31	8 of 30	10 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	4/3	5/4	5/4	3/2	3/2	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorts	spring	3/2	4/3

In January, Kalo Chorio averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Kalo Chorio averaged 11 kite days out of 28 (38 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Kalo Chorio averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Kalo Chorio averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (31 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Kalo Chorio averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (24 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Kalo Chorio averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Kalo Chorio averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Kalo Chorio averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Kalo Chorio averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (35 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Kalo Chorio averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 25 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Kalo Chorio averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (27 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Kalo Chorio averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Kalo Chorio

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 3.9 expected
February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
July5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
August5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
December2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 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: fewer than 1 in 20

about 2.4 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 54 %
Kiteable 46 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 54 %, kiteable on 46 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 13:00 to 15:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from NNW (338°).

Kitesurfing at Kalo Chorio: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Kalo Chorio?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is July, when 46 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Kalo Chorio windy in October?

Sometimes. 25 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 8 days in a typical October. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Kalo Chorio?

The water ranges from 17 °C in February to 28 °C in August. In October it is about 25 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does Kalo Chorio get in a year?

About 124 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: Region of Crete
Country: Greece
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Sitia Airport (JSH), 35 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+03:00 in October
Coordinates: 35.1303, 25.7263
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 Region of Crete

Kite days in October, % of days

Gra Lygia
Greece · 7 points fewer kite days than Kalo Chorio in October
18 %
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 Gra Lygia: Jan 44 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 21 %, May 10 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 13 %, Aug 7 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 18 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 30 %
Plaka
Greece · 2 points more kite days than Kalo Chorio in October
27 %
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 Plaka: Jan 35 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 34 %, May 28 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 28 %
Selles
Greece · 18 points more kite days than Kalo Chorio in October
43 %
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 Selles: Jan 44 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 50 %, May 51 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 84 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 37 %
Lagada
Greece · 4 points more kite days than Kalo Chorio in October
29 %
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 Lagada: Jan 51 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 29 %, May 20 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 29 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 38 %
Chrysi
Greece · 2 points fewer kite days than Kalo Chorio in October
23 %
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 Chrysi: Jan 47 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 31 %, May 20 %, Jun 16 %, Jul 13 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 36 %
Sitia
Greece · 14 points more kite days than Kalo Chorio in October
39 %
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 Sitia: Jan 44 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 39 %, May 33 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 31 %, Dec 37 %
Xerokambos
Greece · 6 points more kite days than Kalo Chorio in October
31 %
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 Xerokambos: Jan 50 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 27 %, May 19 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 38 %
Chiona Beach
Greece · 37 points more kite days than Kalo Chorio in October
62 %
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 Chiona Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 66 %, May 63 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 %

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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: medium.

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In October, 25 % of days at Kalo Chorio 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/kalo-chorio

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