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Palese

Name: Palese
Address: ITA

Kite days peak in January at 39 %.

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.

JJan39Possible
FFeb35Possible
MMar38Possible
AApr32Possible
MMay33Possible
JJun25Possible
JJul31Possible
AAug26Possible
SSep32Possible
OOct28Possiblenow
NNov32Possible
DDec36Possible

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 highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.

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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
28 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 72 %
Kiteable 28 %
Too strong 0 %
10 day trip
1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
Best hours
14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.1 h
Water
22 °C, spring suit
Air
21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
Rain
7 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Palese averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Palese

Kite days% of days	39	35	38	32	33	25	31	26	32	28	32	36
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	4 in 10	3 in 10	4 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	3 in 10	1 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10
Good yearsof 0, reached 50 %	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 17	13 to 18	13 to 18	14 to 19	12 to 19	15 to 18	14 to 17	14 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 15
Daylighth	9.6	10.6	11.9	13.3	14.5	15.1	14.8	13.8	12.5	11.1	9.9	9.3
Water°C at the surface	14	14	14	16	19	24	27	27	26	22	19	16
Air°C, daily maximum	13	13	14	16	20	25	27	28	25	21	18	15
Rain days1 mm or more	12 of 31	8 of 28	10 of 31	8 of 30	7 of 31	3 of 30	2 of 31	3 of 31	6 of 30	7 of 31	12 of 30	9 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	3/2	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorty	spring	4/3	5/4

In January, Palese averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Palese averaged 10 kite days out of 28 (35 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Palese averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Palese averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Palese averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Palese averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (25 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Palese averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Palese averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Palese averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Palese averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Palese averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Palese averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Palese

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

January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
July2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
August1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
December3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 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: 1 in 10

about 2.3 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 January, the windiest month

Too light 61 %
Kiteable 39 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 61 %, kiteable on 39 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, 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 Palese: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Palese?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 39 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Palese windy in October?

Sometimes. 28 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 days in a typical October. 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 Palese?

The water ranges from 14 °C in January to 27 °C in July. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does Palese get in a year?

About 118 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.

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Spot facts

Region: Apulia
Country: Italy
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport (BRI), 2 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 41.1602, 16.7652
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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Kite days in October, % of days

Bari
Italy · 9 points fewer kite days than Palese in October
19 %
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 Bari: Jan 30 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 27 %, May 22 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 16 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 27 %
Molfetta
Italy · 9 points fewer kite days than Palese in October
19 %
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 Molfetta: Jan 31 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 28 %, May 26 %, Jun 19 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 28 %
Barletta
Italy · 11 points fewer kite days than Palese in October
17 %
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 Barletta: Jan 23 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 24 %, May 21 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 23 %, Aug 14 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 17 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 21 %
Margherita di Savoia
Italy · 9 points fewer kite days than Palese in October
19 %
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 Margherita di Savoia: Jan 31 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 29 %, May 26 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 26 %
Monópoli
Italy · 9 points more kite days than Palese in October
37 %
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 Monópoli: Jan 45 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 40 %, May 41 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 43 %
Torre Canne
Italy · 9 points more kite days than Palese in October
37 %
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 Torre Canne: Jan 45 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 42 %, May 39 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 44 %
Ostuni
Italy · 4 points more kite days than Palese in October
32 %
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 Ostuni: Jan 43 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 38 %, May 33 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 40 %
Zapponeta
Italy · 14 points fewer kite days than Palese in October
14 %
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 Zapponeta: Jan 14 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 17 %, May 27 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 13 %, Dec 12 %

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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, 28 % of days at Palese 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/palese

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