Sea · South Aegean · Greece

Kohilari

Name: Kohilari
Address: GRC

Best for kiting all year except May and October, with 54 to 76 % kite days. Water 18 to 27 °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.

JJan68Prime
FFeb61Prime
MMar64Prime
AApr59Good
MMay46Good
JJun63Prime
JJul76Prime
AAug70Prime
SSep68Prime
OOct49Goodnow
NNov54Good
DDec62Prime

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
49 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 51 %
Kiteable 49 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
5 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.3 h
Water
24 °C, spring suit
Air
22 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
Rain
4 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Kohilari averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Kohilari

Kite days% of days	68	61	64	59	46	63	76	70	68	49	54	62
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	7 in 10	5 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	5 in 10	6 in 10	8 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	7 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	7 of 9	2 of 9	7 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	4 of 9	6 of 9	8 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 19	11 to 19	13 to 19	10 to 19	13 to 19	10 to 18	10 to 18	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	10.0	10.8	11.9	13.1	14.1	14.6	14.4	13.6	12.5	11.3	10.2	9.7
Water°C at the surface	19	18	18	18	20	23	25	27	26	24	23	21
Air°C, daily maximum	15	15	16	18	20	24	26	26	25	22	20	17
Rain days1 mm or more	15 of 31	9 of 28	8 of 31	5 of 30	3 of 31	1 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 31	1 of 30	4 of 31	9 of 30	14 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	4/3	4/3	4/3	4/3	3/2	spring	shorty	shorts	shorty	spring	3/2	3/2

In January, Kohilari averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (68 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Kohilari averaged 17 kite days out of 28 (61 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Kohilari averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Kohilari averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Kohilari averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Kohilari averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (63 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Kohilari averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (76 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Kohilari averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Kohilari averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (68 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Kohilari averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Kohilari averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Kohilari averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 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 Kohilari

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 6.8 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
June8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.8 expected
August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
October (now)5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
November6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 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.

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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

6 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 4.7 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 July, the windiest month

Too light 24 %
Kiteable 76 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 24 %, kiteable on 76 %, 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 NNW (338°).

Kitesurfing at Kohilari: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Kohilari?

The best months are all year except May and October: from 2017 to 2025, 54 to 76 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Kohilari windy in October?

Yes, often. 49 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 15 days in a typical October. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Kohilari?

The water ranges from 18 °C in February to 27 °C in August. In October it is about 24 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does Kohilari get in a year?

About 225 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: Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" (KGS), 9 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+03:00 in October
Coordinates: 36.7727, 26.9973
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.

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Kite days in October, % of days

Kefalos, Kos
Greece · 5 points more kite days than Kohilari in October
54 %
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 Kefalos, Kos: Jan 69 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 63 %, May 52 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 82 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 64 %
Mastihari, Kos
Greece · 3 points more kite days than Kohilari in October
52 %
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 Mastihari, Kos: Jan 67 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 52 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 82 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 74 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 65 %
Marmari, Kos
Greece · 6 points fewer kite days than Kohilari 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 Marmari, Kos: Jan 65 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 58 %, May 53 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 81 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 61 %
Tigaki
Greece · 3 points fewer kite days than Kohilari in October
46 %
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 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 %
Kalavadra
Greece · 29 points fewer kite days than Kohilari in October
20 %
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 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 %
Apolakkia, Rhodes
Greece · 20 points fewer kite days than Kohilari 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 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 %
Kremasti, Rhodes
Greece · 18 points fewer kite days than Kohilari 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 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 %
Ixia, Rhodes
Greece · 16 points fewer kite days than Kohilari in October
33 %
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 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 %

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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, 49 % of days at Kohilari 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/kohilari

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