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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.

Lake · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol · Italy

Torbole, Lago di Garda

Torbole, Lago di Garda: a curated season, April to October, from documented sources. Weather models miss this local wind.

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.

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Curated season: April to October. Ora thermal wind from the south, usually 12 to 17 kn from about 11:00 until sunset, more on sunny days; the northerly Peler blows in the early morning. Season from documented sources, not model wind: Garda Trentino: kitesurfing rules, The Kite Spot: Lake Garda guide. No percentage, because global models miss the local wind here.

Curated season Season from documented sources, not model wind.

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Month by month

Month by month numbers are not shown here: this place has a curated season from documented sources, because weather models miss its local wind.

Kitesurfing at Torbole, Lago di Garda: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Torbole, Lago di Garda?

The kite season at Torbole, Lago di Garda runs April to October. This season comes from local sources, not from model wind, because models miss the local wind here.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

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Spot facts

Region
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Country
Italy
Water body
Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN), 53 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates
45.8704, 10.8722
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Torbole, Lago di Garda

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

  • Choppy water on the main riding area.
  • Learning possible in parts: a flat area plus a wave zone.
  • Deep lake with thermal Peler and Ora winds producing wind chop; kiting is done from school boat shuttles, so lessons exist but there is no shallow learning area.

Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: www.ikointl.com, www.waterwind.it, 360gardalife.com.

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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: curated season.

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kiteCOMPASS, kite days by month for Torbole, Lago di Garda, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/spot/torbole-lago-di-garda

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