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Rossano

Name: Rossano
Address: ITA

Kite days peak in January at 33 %.

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.

JJan33Possible
FFeb30Possible
MMar28Possible
AApr26Possible
MMay23Possible
JJun16Off
JJul18Off
AAug13Off
SSep16Off
OOct20Possiblenow
NNov23Possible
DDec25Possible

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
20 % Possibleabout 6 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 80 %
Kiteable 20 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
Best hours
13:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.2 h
Water
23 °C, spring suit
Air
23 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
Rain
7 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Rossano averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Rossano

Kite days% of days	33	30	28	26	23	16	18	13	16	20	23	25
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Off	Off	Off	Off	Possible	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	3 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	2 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	1 of 9	1 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	1 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	11 to 16	11 to 16	13 to 17	10 to 19	15 to 19	17 to 19	19 to 19	14 to 19	13 to 18	13 to 17	14 to 16	12 to 16
Daylighth	9.7	10.7	11.9	13.2	14.3	14.9	14.7	13.7	12.5	11.2	10.0	9.4
Water°C at the surface	16	15	15	16	19	24	28	28	27	23	20	17
Air°C, daily maximum	14	14	16	18	22	27	30	30	27	23	19	16
Rain days1 mm or more	10 of 31	9 of 28	8 of 31	7 of 30	6 of 31	1 of 30	1 of 31	2 of 31	4 of 30	7 of 31	10 of 30	8 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	5/4	4/3	3/2	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorts	spring	4/3	5/4

In January, Rossano averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Rossano averaged 8 kite days out of 28 (30 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Rossano averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Rossano averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (26 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Rossano averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Rossano averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (16 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Rossano averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (18 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Rossano averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (13 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Rossano averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (16 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Rossano averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Rossano averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Rossano averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 2 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 Rossano

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

January3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.0 expected
June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.2 expected
September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
December2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 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

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: 3 in 10

about 1.6 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 67 %
Kiteable 33 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 67 %, kiteable on 33 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at Rossano: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Rossano?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 33 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Rossano windy in October?

Sometimes. 20 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 6 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 Rossano?

The water ranges from 15 °C in February to 28 °C in July. In October it is about 23 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does Rossano get in a year?

About 82 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: Calabria
Country: Italy
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Crotone Sant'Anna Pythagoras Airport (CRV), 79 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 39.6194, 16.6414
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

Cirò Marina
Italy · 22 points more kite days than Rossano in October
42 %
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 Cirò Marina: Jan 49 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 44 %, May 42 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 45 %
Melissa
Italy · 16 points more kite days than Rossano in October
36 %
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 Melissa: Jan 45 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 37 %, May 32 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 42 %
Contrada Gabella
Italy · 23 points more kite days than Rossano in October
43 %
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 Contrada Gabella: Jan 52 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 45 %, May 41 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 48 %
Crotone
Italy · 19 points more kite days than Rossano in October
39 %
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 Crotone: Jan 48 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 42 %, May 35 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 46 %
Botricello
Italy · 15 points more kite days than Rossano in October
35 %
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 Botricello: Jan 47 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 39 %, May 37 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 44 %
Turrazzo
Italy · 17 points more kite days than Rossano 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 Turrazzo: Jan 51 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 41 %, May 38 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 26 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 53 %
Sellia Marina
Italy · 14 points more kite days than Rossano in October
34 %
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 Sellia Marina: Jan 46 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 42 %, May 45 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 45 %
Capo Suvero
Italy · 3 points fewer kite days than Rossano 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 Capo Suvero: Jan 27 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 29 %, May 17 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 8 %, Aug 7 %, Sep 8 %, Oct 17 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 21 %

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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, 20 % of days at Rossano 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/rossano

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