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Las Americas

Name: Las Americas
Address: ESP

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.

JJan19Off
FFeb20Possible
MMar23Possible
AApr20Possible
MMay12Off
JJun12Off
JJul5Off
AAug8Off
SSep6Off
OOct10Offnow
NNov15Off
DDec21Possible

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
10 % Offabout 3 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 90 %
Kiteable 10 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.1 expected
Best hours
14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.5 h
Water
24 °C, shorty
Air
24 °Cdaily maximum, 23 °C during kite hours
Rain
1 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Las Americas averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (10 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Las Americas

Kite days% of days	19	20	23	20	12	12	5	8	6	10	15	21
Verdictshare plus good years	Off	Possible	Possible	Possible	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	11 to 17	11 to 17	14 to 18	13 to 19	14 to 19	15 to 19	·	·	·	14 to 17	13 to 16	11 to 16
Daylighth	10.6	11.2	12.0	12.8	13.5	13.9	13.7	13.1	12.4	11.5	10.8	10.4
Water°C at the surface	21	20	21	21	21	23	23	24	24	24	23	22
Air°C, daily maximum	20	20	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	23	21
Rain days1 mm or more	1 of 31	1 of 28	1 of 31	2 of 30	1 of 31	1 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 31	1 of 30	1 of 31	1 of 30	2 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	3/2	3/2	spring	spring	spring	spring	spring	shorty	shorty	shorty	spring	spring

In January, Las Americas averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (19 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Las Americas averaged 6 kite days out of 28 (20 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Las Americas averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Las Americas averaged 6 kite days out of 30 (20 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Las Americas averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Las Americas averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (12 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Las Americas averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (5 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Las Americas averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (8 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Las Americas averaged 2 kite days out of 30 (6 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Las Americas averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (10 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Las Americas averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (15 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Las Americas averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (21 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 1 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 Las Americas

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
February1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.3 expected
Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.9 expected
Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.6 expected
Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.8 expected
Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.6 expected
October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.1 expected
November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
December1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 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

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: 4 in 10

about 1.4 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 March, the windiest month

Too light 77 %
Kiteable 23 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 77 %, kiteable on 23 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 14:00 to 18:00, 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 Las Americas: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Las Americas?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is March, when 23 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Las Americas windy in October?

Rarely. 10 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 3 days in a typical October. Fewer than 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Las Americas?

The water ranges from 20 °C in February to 24 °C in August. In October it is about 24 °C (wetsuit: shorty).

How many kite days does Las Americas get in a year?

About 52 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: Canary Islands
Country: Spain
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS), 16 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 28.0546, -16.7359
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

El Cabezo
Spain · 41 points more kite days than Las Americas in October
51 %
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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 El Cabezo: Jan 55 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 40 %, May 56 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 51 %
Alcalá
Spain · 3 points fewer kite days than Las Americas in October
7 %
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 Alcalá: Jan 17 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 19 %, May 17 %, Jun 15 %, Jul 9 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 19 %, Dec 16 %
Puerto de Güimar
Spain · 30 points more kite days than Las Americas 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 Puerto de Güimar: Jan 41 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 47 %, May 63 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 88 %, Aug 82 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 33 %
El Socorro, Güimar
Spain · 36 points more kite days than Las Americas 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 El Socorro, Güimar: Jan 50 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 53 %, May 70 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 90 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 41 %
Galdar
Spain · 36 points more kite days than Las Americas 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 Galdar: Jan 58 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 42 %, May 48 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 77 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 51 %
Los Enanos
Spain · 1 point fewer kite days than Las Americas in October
9 %
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 Los Enanos: Jan 23 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 7 %, May 3 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 22 %
Maspalomas
Spain · 13 points more kite days than Las Americas 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 Maspalomas: Jan 32 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 24 %, May 33 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 30 %
Ketchup
Spain · 49 points more kite days than Las Americas in October
59 %
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 Ketchup: Jan 59 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 50 %, May 59 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 79 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 58 %, 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. Confidence: high.

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In October, 10 % of days at Las Americas 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/las-americas

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