River · Occitania · France

Lac de Jouarres

Name: Lac de Jouarres
Address: FRA

Best for kiting in March, with 52 % kite days.

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.

JJan47cold
FFeb45Good
MMar52Good
AApr48Good
MMay45Good
JJun38Possible
JJul35Possible
AAug33Possible
SSep34Possible
OOct36Possiblenow
NNov39Possible
DDec39Possible

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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 lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 9, reached 50 %

Kite days
36 % Possibleabout 11 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 64 %
Kiteable 36 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Best hours
11:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.1 h
Air
21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
Rain
9 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Lac de Jouarres averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %).

Lac de Jouarres

Kite days% of days	47	45	52	48	45	38	35	33	34	36	39	39
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	Good	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	5 of 9	3 of 9	5 of 9	5 of 9	2 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	2 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	11 to 17	11 to 16	11 to 17	12 to 18	10 to 19	12 to 19	12 to 19	11 to 19	12 to 18	11 to 17	11 to 15	10 to 15
Daylighth	9.4	10.5	11.9	13.4	14.7	15.3	15.0	14.0	12.5	11.1	9.8	9.0
Air°C, daily maximum	11	13	15	19	22	28	31	31	26	21	15	12
Rain days1 mm or more	8 of 31	7 of 28	10 of 31	8 of 30	9 of 31	7 of 30	3 of 31	4 of 31	7 of 30	9 of 31	10 of 30	10 of 31

In January, Lac de Jouarres averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (47 %).
In February, Lac de Jouarres averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (45 %).
In March, Lac de Jouarres averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %).
In April, Lac de Jouarres averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (48 %).
In May, Lac de Jouarres averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %).
In June, Lac de Jouarres averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (38 %).
In July, Lac de Jouarres averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %).
In August, Lac de Jouarres averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %).
In September, Lac de Jouarres averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (34 %).
In October, Lac de Jouarres averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %).
In November, Lac de Jouarres averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (39 %).
In December, Lac de Jouarres averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %).

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. 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 Lac de Jouarres

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In March, the windiest month

Too light 48 %
Kiteable 52 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 48 %, kiteable on 52 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often WNW (293°).

Kitesurfing at Lac de Jouarres: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Lac de Jouarres?

The best month is March: from 2017 to 2025, 52 % of its days were kite days.

Is Lac de Jouarres windy in October?

Sometimes. 36 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 11 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Lac de Jouarres get in a year?

About 149 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

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

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Spot facts

Region: Occitania
Country: France
Water body: River, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF), 33 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 43.2721, 2.7028
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

Étang de Mateille
France · 12 points more kite days than Lac de Jouarres in October
48 %
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 Étang de Mateille: Jan 61 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
Étang de Lapalme
France · 15 points more kite days than Lac de Jouarres in October
51 %
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 Étang de Lapalme: Jan 64 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 57 %, May 55 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 52 %
Grau de Vendres, Valras
France · 8 points more kite days than Lac de Jouarres in October
44 %
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 Grau de Vendres, Valras: Jan 55 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 47 %, May 47 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 47 %
La Franqui
France · 15 points more kite days than Lac de Jouarres in October
51 %
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 La Franqui: Jan 63 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 57 %, May 56 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 48 %
Eole, Étang de Leucate
France · 11 points more kite days than Lac de Jouarres in October
47 %
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 Eole, Étang de Leucate: Jan 60 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 59 %, May 54 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 46 %
Udsist, Étang de Leucate
France · 11 points more kite days than Lac de Jouarres in October
47 %
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 Udsist, Étang de Leucate: Jan 59 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 62 %, May 55 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 41 %
La Tamarissière, Cap d'Agde
France · 4 points more kite days than Lac de Jouarres in October
40 %
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 La Tamarissière, Cap d'Agde: Jan 43 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 44 %, May 42 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 42 %
Grau d'Agde, Cap d'Agde
France · 8 points more kite days than Lac de Jouarres in October
44 %
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 Grau d'Agde, Cap d'Agde: Jan 53 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 44 %, May 44 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 46 %

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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: low.

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In October, 36 % of days at Lac de Jouarres 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/lac-de-jouarres

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