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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

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Salkyn

Kite days peak in July at 43 %.

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.

  1. J15
  2. F21
  3. M27
  4. A27
  5. M33
  6. J43
  7. J43
  8. A40
  9. S28
  10. O18
  11. N19
  12. D17
Kite days by month at Salkyn: Jan 15 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 27 %, May 33 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 18 %, Nov 19 %, Dec 17 %
  • 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 days
  • Kite days
    18 % Offabout 6 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 82 %
    • Kiteable 18 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 26 % kite days2018: 16 % kite days2019: 16 % kite days2020: 16 % kite days2021: 26 % kite days2022: 13 % kite days2023: 16 % kite days2024: 23 % kite days2025: 13 % kite days0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    11.2 h
    Air
    22 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    3 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Salkyn averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (18 %). under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October 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 Salkyn

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

  1. Januaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
  2. Februaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
  3. March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
  4. April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
  5. May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
  6. June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
  7. July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
  8. August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
  9. September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
  10. October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
  11. November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
  12. Decemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.4 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

Trip odds by start week in Salkyn: W1 under 1 in 10, W2 under 1 in 10, W3 under 1 in 10, W4 under 1 in 10, W5 under 1 in 10, W6 under 1 in 10, W7 1 in 10, W8 under 1 in 10, W9 under 1 in 10, W10 1 in 10, W11 1 in 10, W12 1 in 10, W13 under 1 in 10, W14 under 1 in 10, W15 under 1 in 10, W16 2 in 10, W17 1 in 10, W18 3 in 10, W19 4 in 10, W20 2 in 10, W21 1 in 10, W22 3 in 10, W23 2 in 10, W24 6 in 10, W25 6 in 10, W26 3 in 10, W27 6 in 10, W28 6 in 10, W29 3 in 10, W30 3 in 10, W31 4 in 10, W32 3 in 10, W33 4 in 10, W34 4 in 10, W35 3 in 10, W36 2 in 10, W37 1 in 10, W38 1 in 10, W39 2 in 10, W40 under 1 in 10, W41 under 1 in 10, W42 under 1 in 10, W43 under 1 in 10, W44 under 1 in 10, W45 under 1 in 10, W46 1 in 10, W47 under 1 in 10, W48 1 in 10, W49 under 1 in 10, W50 1 in 10, W51 under 1 in 10, W52 under 1 in 10

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: 3 in 10

about 1.7 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 July, the windiest month

  • Too light 57 %
  • Kiteable 43 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 57 %, kiteable on 43 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 17:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from NNW (338°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Salkyn: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Salkyn?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is July, when 43 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Salkyn windy in October?

Rarely. 18 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 6 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.

How many kite days does Salkyn get in a year?

About 101 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
Balkan Region
Country
Turkmenistan
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Turkmenbaşy International Airport (KRW), 20 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+05:00 in October
Coordinates
39.9850, 53.2169
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Salkyn

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 Balkan Region

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Hazar Peninsula

    Turkmenistan · 21 points more kite days than Salkyn in October

    39 %
    January: 42 % kite days (Good)February: 36 % kite days (Possible)March: 43 % kite days (Good)April: 45 % kite days (Good)May: 46 % kite days (Good)June: 56 % kite days (Good)July: 57 % kite days (Good)August: 50 % kite days (Good)September: 49 % kite days (Good)October: 39 % kite days (Possible)November: 45 % kite days (Good)December: 52 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Hazar Peninsula: Jan 42 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 45 %, May 46 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 45 %, 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, 18 % of days at Salkyn 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/salkyn

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