Reservoir · England · United Kingdom

Stithians

Name: Stithians
Address: GBR

Kite days peak in October at 48 %. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February to March and December.

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.

JJan41cold
FFeb62cold
MMar57cold
AApr42Good
MMay33Possible
JJun35Possible
JJul34Possible
AAug39Possible
SSep43Good
OOct48Goodnow
NNov46cold
DDec52cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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 lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 9, reached 50 %

Kite days
48 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 51 %
Kiteable 48 %
Too strong 1 %
Good years
4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Best hours
10:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.8 h
Air
15 °Cdaily maximum, 14 °C during kite hours
Rain
16 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Stithians averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %).

Stithians

Kite days% of days	41	62	57	42	33	35	34	39	43	48	46	52
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Good	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	cold	cold
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	1 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	3 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	3 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 17	11 to 18	10 to 18	11 to 17	14 to 18	12 to 17	11 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 15	10 to 15
Daylighth	8.6	10.0	11.9	13.8	15.4	16.3	15.9	14.5	12.7	10.8	9.1	8.2
Air°C, daily maximum	9	10	11	12	15	18	19	19	17	15	12	10
Rain days1 mm or more	15 of 31	14 of 28	16 of 31	12 of 30	13 of 31	14 of 30	13 of 31	14 of 31	15 of 30	16 of 31	17 of 30	19 of 31

In January, Stithians averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %).
In February, Stithians averaged 17 kite days out of 28 (62 %).
In March, Stithians averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %).
In April, Stithians averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %).
In May, Stithians averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %).
In June, Stithians averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (35 %).
In July, Stithians averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (34 %).
In August, Stithians averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %).
In September, Stithians averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %).
In October, Stithians averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %).
In November, Stithians averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (46 %).
In December, Stithians averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %).

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. 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 Stithians

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In February, the windiest month

Too light 37 %
Kiteable 62 %
Too strong 1 %

Too light on 37 %, kiteable on 62 %, too strong on 1 % 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 direction varies, most often WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at Stithians: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Stithians?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 62 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Stithians windy in October?

Yes, often. 48 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 15 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Stithians get in a year?

About 161 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: England
Country: United Kingdom
Water body: Reservoir, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 32 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 50.1879, -5.2101
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

Godrevy
United Kingdom · 17 points more kite days than Stithians in October
65 %
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 Godrevy: Jan 65 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 55 %, May 46 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 72 %
Porthleven
United Kingdom · 13 points more kite days than Stithians in October
61 %
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 Porthleven: Jan 57 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 52 %, May 43 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 69 %
The Bluff
United Kingdom · 19 points more kite days than Stithians in October
67 %
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 The Bluff: Jan 66 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 73 %, Apr 54 %, May 50 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 74 %
Pendower Beach
United Kingdom · 22 points more kite days than Stithians in October
70 %
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 Pendower Beach: Jan 66 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 63 %, May 54 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 76 %
Coverack
United Kingdom · 21 points more kite days than Stithians in October
69 %
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 Coverack: Jan 67 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 59 %, May 53 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 80 %
Perran Sands
United Kingdom · 20 points more kite days than Stithians in October
68 %
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 Perran Sands: Jan 66 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 56 %, May 50 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 69 %
Longrock
United Kingdom · 19 points more kite days than Stithians in October
67 %
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 Longrock: Jan 65 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 60 %, May 52 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 75 %
Watergate Bay
United Kingdom · 19 points more kite days than Stithians in October
67 %
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 Watergate Bay: Jan 63 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 55 %, May 48 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 68 %

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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: low.

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In October, 48 % of days at Stithians 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/stithians

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