Sea · Galicia · Spain
O Vilar
Best for kiting all year except September, with 53 to 64 % kite days. Water 14 to 18 °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.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 53 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 47 %
- Kiteable 53 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- Best hours
- all day, 10:00 to 19:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 18 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 18 °Cdaily maximum, 17 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 14 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, O Vilar averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 55 | 53 | 64 | 54 | 60 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 53 | 56 | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 17 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| Water°C at the surface | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 14 of 31 | 12 of 28 | 15 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 10 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 4 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 14 of 31 | 17 of 30 | 17 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 5/4 | 5/4 |
- In January, O Vilar averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, O Vilar averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (53 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, O Vilar averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, O Vilar averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, O Vilar averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, O Vilar averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (53 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, O Vilar averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, O Vilar averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, O Vilar averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, O Vilar averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, O Vilar averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, O Vilar averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 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 O Vilar
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- May8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- July7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- August7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- October (now)7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 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 5.6 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
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 5.4 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 36 %
- Kiteable 64 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 36 %, kiteable on 64 %, 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 direction varies, most often S (180°).
Kitesurfing at O Vilar: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at O Vilar?
The best months are all year except September: from 2017 to 2025, 53 to 64 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is O Vilar windy in October?
Yes, often. 53 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 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 O Vilar?
The water ranges from 14 °C in January to 18 °C in October. In October it is about 18 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does O Vilar get in a year?
About 198 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
- Galicia
- Country
- Spain
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Vigo Airport (VGO), 49 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 42.5524, -9.0294
- 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 Galicia
Kite days in October, % of days
- Corrubedo, A Ladeira
Spain · same kite days as O Vilar in October
53 %Kite days by month at Corrubedo, A Ladeira: Jan 54 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 55 %, May 59 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 55 % - La Lanzada
Spain · 10 points fewer kite days than O Vilar in October
43 %Kite days by month at La Lanzada: Jan 41 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 41 %, May 42 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 39 % - Aguieira
Spain · 18 points fewer kite days than O Vilar in October
35 %Kite days by month at Aguieira: Jan 40 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 33 %, May 34 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 38 % - Bamio
Spain · 14 points fewer kite days than O Vilar in October
39 %Kite days by month at Bamio: Jan 37 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 34 %, May 32 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 34 % - Lariño
Spain · 15 points fewer kite days than O Vilar in October
38 %Kite days by month at Lariño: Jan 41 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 37 %, May 33 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 41 % - Tuia
Spain · 17 points fewer kite days than O Vilar in October
36 %Kite days by month at Tuia: Jan 37 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 37 %, May 38 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 40 % - Liméns
Spain · 26 points fewer kite days than O Vilar in October
27 %Kite days by month at Liméns: Jan 28 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 27 %, May 27 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 34 % - Rostro
Spain · 2 points fewer kite days than O Vilar in October
51 %Kite days by month at Rostro: Jan 50 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 49 %, May 52 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 52 %
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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, 53 % of days at O Vilar 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/o-vilar
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