Reservoir · Georgia · United States
Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park
Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.
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 lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 8 % Offabout 2 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 92 %
- Kiteable 8 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Daylight
- 11.4 h
- Air
- 22 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 7 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (8 %).
| Kite days% of days | 13 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 13 to 15 | · | 15 to 17 | 15 to 17 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Daylighth | 10.2 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 11 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 12 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 10 of 31 | 13 of 28 | 12 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 17 of 31 | 16 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 11 of 31 |
- In January, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (13 %).
- In February, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 3 kite days out of 28 (9 %).
- In March, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (15 %).
- In April, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (12 %).
- In May, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (8 %).
- In June, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (1 %).
- In July, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 0 kite days out of 31 (0 %).
- In August, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %).
- In September, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (4 %).
- In October, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (8 %).
- In November, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 2 kite days out of 30 (6 %).
- In December, Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (9 %).
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park
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 85 %
- Kiteable 15 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 85 %, kiteable on 15 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 15:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from WNW (293°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park?
Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park rarely gets kiteable wind in the model data: every month stays under 20 % kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park windy in October?
Rarely. 8 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 2 days in a typical October.
How many kite days does Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park get in a year?
About 26 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
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Water body
- Reservoir, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK), 52 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 34.2287, -83.9386
- 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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Nearby kite spots in Georgia
Kite days in October, % of days
- Tybee Island
United States · 37 points more kite days than Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park in October
45 %Kite days by month at Tybee Island: Jan 44 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 42 %, May 37 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 26 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 40 % - Saint Simons Island
United States · 43 points more kite days than Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park in October
51 %Kite days by month at Saint Simons Island: Jan 47 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 62 %, May 62 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 45 %, 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: low.
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In October, 8 % of days at Lake Lanier / Old Federal Park 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/lake-lanier-old-federal-park
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