Sea · Corsica · France
Solenzara
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.
- 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
- 9 % Offabout 3 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 91 %
- Kiteable 9 %
- 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 0.9 expected
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 22 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 20 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 11 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Solenzara averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (9 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 16 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 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 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 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 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 14 | 10 to 15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 to 15 | 13 to 15 |
| Daylighth | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Water°C at the surface | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 13 of 31 | 10 of 28 | 11 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 3 of 31 | 3 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 13 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 | spring | 3/2 | 4/3 | 5/4 |
- In January, Solenzara averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (16 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Solenzara averaged 4 kite days out of 28 (15 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Solenzara averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Solenzara averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (11 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Solenzara averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (7 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Solenzara averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (2 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Solenzara averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Solenzara averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Solenzara averaged 2 kite days out of 30 (5 %). Water 25 °C, spring suit. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Solenzara averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (9 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Solenzara averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (16 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Solenzara averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. under 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 Solenzara
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 1.7 expected
- Februaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
- Marchunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
- Aprilunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
- Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.6 expected
- Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.1 expected
- Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.1 expected
- Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.2 expected
- Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.7 expected
- October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.9 expected
- Novemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
- Decemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.1 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
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 1.1 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 83 %
- Kiteable 17 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 83 %, kiteable on 17 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 15:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often NNE (23°).
Kitesurfing at Solenzara: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Solenzara?
Solenzara rarely gets kiteable wind in the model data: every month stays under 20 % kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Solenzara windy in October?
Rarely. 9 % 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 Solenzara?
The water ranges from 14 °C in February to 27 °C in July. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does Solenzara get in a year?
About 34 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
- Corsica
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Figari Sud-Corse Airport (FSC), 48 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 41.8657, 9.3983
- 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 Corsica
Kite days in October, % of days
- Vardiola
France · 16 points more kite days than Solenzara in October
25 %Kite days by month at Vardiola: Jan 37 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 31 %, May 29 %, Jun 16 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 16 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 26 % - Plage Urbino
France · 13 points more kite days than Solenzara in October
22 %Kite days by month at Plage Urbino: Jan 34 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 28 %, May 22 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 26 % - Aléria
France · 14 points more kite days than Solenzara in October
23 %Kite days by month at Aléria: Jan 30 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 27 %, May 20 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 14 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 23 % - Palombaggia
France · 30 points more kite days than Solenzara in October
39 %Kite days by month at Palombaggia: Jan 48 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 44 %, May 40 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 38 % - Santa Giulia
France · 40 points more kite days than Solenzara in October
49 %Kite days by month at Santa Giulia: Jan 57 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 53 %, May 48 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 50 % - Propriano
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Solenzara in October
8 %Kite days by month at Propriano: Jan 14 %, Feb 11 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 14 %, May 9 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 4 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 8 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 10 %, Dec 11 % - Balistra
France · 57 points more kite days than Solenzara in October
66 %Kite days by month at Balistra: Jan 69 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 64 %, May 67 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 64 % - Prunete
France · 13 points more kite days than Solenzara in October
22 %Kite days by month at Prunete: Jan 27 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 20 %, May 16 %, Jun 10 %, Jul 8 %, Aug 9 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 27 %, 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, 9 % of days at Solenzara 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/solenzara
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