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Stazione di Tollo

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.

  1. J27
  2. F26
  3. M25
  4. A20
  5. M15
  6. J12
  7. J12
  8. A14
  9. S15
  10. O12
  11. N22
  12. D24
Kite days by month at Stazione di Tollo: Jan 27 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 20 %, May 15 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 14 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 24 %
  • 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. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    12 % Offabout 4 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 88 %
    • Kiteable 12 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 16 % kite days2018: 19 % kite days2019: 7 % kite days2020: 7 % kite days2021: 29 % kite days2022: 0 % kite days2023: 10 % kite days2024: 7 % kite days2025: 16 % kite days0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.1 expected
    Best hours
    13:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    11.1 h
    Water
    22 °C, 3/2
    Air
    20 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    7 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Stazione di Tollo averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 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 Stazione di Tollo

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. January1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
  2. February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
  3. March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
  4. Aprilunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
  5. Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.3 expected
  6. June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.3 expected
  7. Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.2 expected
  8. August1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.3 expected
  9. Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
  10. October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.1 expected
  11. November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
  12. December2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 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.

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

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 1.9 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 73 %
  • Kiteable 27 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 73 %, kiteable on 27 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 16:00, 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 Stazione di Tollo: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Stazione di Tollo?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 27 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Stazione di Tollo windy in October?

Rarely. 12 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 4 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 Stazione di Tollo?

The water ranges from 12 °C in January to 28 °C in July. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does Stazione di Tollo get in a year?

About 68 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
Abruzzo
Country
Italy
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Abruzzo Airport (PSR), 13 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates
42.3960, 14.3378
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Stazione di Tollo

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 Abruzzo

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Francavilla Foro

    Italy · same kite days as Stazione di Tollo in October

    12 %
    January: 27 % kite days (Possible)February: 26 % kite days (Possible)March: 25 % kite days (Possible)April: 20 % kite days (Possible)May: 15 % kite days (Off)June: 12 % kite days (Off)July: 12 % kite days (Off)August: 14 % kite days (Off)September: 15 % kite days (Off)October: 12 % kite days (Off)November: 22 % kite days (Possible)December: 24 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Francavilla Foro: Jan 27 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 20 %, May 15 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 14 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 24 %
  2. Pescara Tortuga

    Italy · 1 point more kite days than Stazione di Tollo in October

    13 %
    January: 25 % kite days (Possible)February: 24 % kite days (Possible)March: 24 % kite days (Possible)April: 20 % kite days (Possible)May: 15 % kite days (Off)June: 13 % kite days (Off)July: 11 % kite days (Off)August: 14 % kite days (Off)September: 16 % kite days (Off)October: 13 % kite days (Off)November: 20 % kite days (Possible)December: 22 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Pescara Tortuga: Jan 25 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 24 %, Apr 20 %, May 15 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 14 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 22 %
  3. Fossacesia

    Italy · 1 point fewer kite days than Stazione di Tollo in October

    11 %
    January: 20 % kite days (Possible)February: 21 % kite days (Possible)March: 19 % kite days (Off)April: 16 % kite days (Off)May: 9 % kite days (Off)June: 8 % kite days (Off)July: 8 % kite days (Off)August: 9 % kite days (Off)September: 10 % kite days (Off)October: 11 % kite days (Off)November: 15 % kite days (Off)December: 21 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Fossacesia: Jan 20 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 19 %, Apr 16 %, May 9 %, Jun 8 %, Jul 8 %, Aug 9 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 21 %
  4. Vasto Marina

    Italy · 8 points more kite days than Stazione di Tollo in October

    20 %
    January: 35 % kite days (Possible)February: 29 % kite days (Possible)March: 34 % kite days (Possible)April: 24 % kite days (Possible)May: 21 % kite days (Possible)June: 17 % kite days (Off)July: 15 % kite days (Off)August: 22 % kite days (Possible)September: 23 % kite days (Possible)October: 20 % kite days (Possible)November: 25 % kite days (Possible)December: 32 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Vasto Marina: Jan 35 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 24 %, May 21 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 25 %, Dec 32 %

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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. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 12 % of days at Stazione di Tollo 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/stazione-di-tollo

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