Sea · Region of Crete · Greece
Kouremenos Beach
Best for kiting all year, with 55 to 90 % kite days. Water 17 to 28 °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 highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 62 % Primeabout 19 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 38 %
- Kiteable 62 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 7 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 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
- 23 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 3 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Kouremenos Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 60 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 75 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 62 | 56 | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| 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 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 11 of 31 | 8 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 3 of 31 | 6 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 | shorty | shorts | shorts | spring | 3/2 | 4/3 |
- In January, Kouremenos Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Kouremenos Beach averaged 17 kite days out of 28 (60 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Kouremenos Beach averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (66 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Kouremenos Beach averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (66 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Kouremenos Beach averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Kouremenos Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (75 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Kouremenos Beach averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (90 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Kouremenos Beach averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (89 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Kouremenos Beach averaged 24 kite days out of 30 (82 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Kouremenos Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Kouremenos Beach averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Kouremenos Beach averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 7 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 Kouremenos Beach
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
- April9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- May8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.9 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.0 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
- September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.6 expected
- October (now)7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- November7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- December7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 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
7 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 5.5 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 10 %
- Kiteable 90 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 10 %, kiteable on 90 %, 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 WNW (293°).
Kitesurfing at Kouremenos Beach: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Kouremenos Beach?
The best months are the whole year: from 2017 to 2025, 55 to 90 % of days were kite days in every month.
Is Kouremenos Beach windy in October?
Yes, very. 62 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 19 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 Kouremenos Beach?
The water ranges from 17 °C in February to 28 °C in August. In October it is about 24 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Kouremenos Beach get in a year?
About 250 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
- Region of Crete
- Country
- Greece
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Sitia Airport (JSH), 15 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 35.2066, 26.2700
- 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
- Chiona Beach
Greece · same kite days as Kouremenos Beach in October
62 %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 % - Sitia
Greece · 23 points fewer kite days than Kouremenos Beach in October
39 %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 · 31 points fewer kite days than Kouremenos Beach in October
31 %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 % - Lagada
Greece · 33 points fewer kite days than Kouremenos Beach in October
29 %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 % - Kalo Chorio
Greece · 37 points fewer kite days than Kouremenos Beach in October
25 %Kite days by month at Kalo Chorio: Jan 38 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 31 %, May 24 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 31 % - Plaka
Greece · 35 points fewer kite days than Kouremenos Beach in October
27 %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 · 19 points fewer kite days than Kouremenos Beach in October
43 %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 % - Gra Lygia
Greece · 44 points fewer kite days than Kouremenos Beach in October
18 %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 %
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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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 62 % of days at Kouremenos Beach 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/kouremenos-beach
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