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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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Ulcinj

Kite days peak in January at 40 %.

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. J40
  2. F33
  3. M32
  4. A24
  5. M21
  6. J18
  7. J37
  8. A32
  9. S28
  10. O20
  11. N39
  12. D33
Kite days by month at Ulcinj: Jan 40 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 24 %, May 21 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 33 %
  • 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.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    20 % Possibleabout 6 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 80 %
    • Kiteable 20 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 10 % kite days2018: 19 % kite days2019: 16 % kite days2020: 16 % kite days2021: 42 % kite days2022: 13 % kite days2023: 26 % kite days2024: 7 % kite days2025: 32 % kite days0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.0 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 11:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    11.1 h
    Water
    22 °C, 3/2
    Air
    21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    9 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Ulcinj averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). 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 Ulcinj

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. January5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
  2. February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
  3. March2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
  4. April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
  5. Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
  6. June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 expected
  7. July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
  8. August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
  9. September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
  10. October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.0 expected
  11. November5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
  12. December2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 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 Ulcinj: W1 5 in 10, W2 7 in 10, W3 5 in 10, W4 2 in 10, W5 3 in 10, W6 2 in 10, W7 1 in 10, W8 3 in 10, W9 2 in 10, W10 1 in 10, W11 2 in 10, W12 2 in 10, W13 2 in 10, W14 1 in 10, W15 2 in 10, W16 1 in 10, W17 under 1 in 10, W18 under 1 in 10, W19 under 1 in 10, W20 1 in 10, W21 under 1 in 10, W22 under 1 in 10, W23 1 in 10, W24 under 1 in 10, W25 1 in 10, W26 3 in 10, W27 4 in 10, W28 4 in 10, W29 3 in 10, W30 3 in 10, W31 5 in 10, W32 5 in 10, W33 2 in 10, W34 1 in 10, W35 1 in 10, W36 3 in 10, W37 2 in 10, W38 1 in 10, W39 1 in 10, W40 1 in 10, W41 under 1 in 10, W42 1 in 10, W43 1 in 10, W44 1 in 10, W45 2 in 10, W46 5 in 10, W47 7 in 10, W48 7 in 10, W49 2 in 10, W50 2 in 10, W51 3 in 10, W52 1 in 10

2 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: fewer than 1 in 20

about 3.3 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 60 %
  • Kiteable 40 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 60 %, kiteable on 40 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 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 ENE (68°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Ulcinj: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Ulcinj?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 40 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Ulcinj windy in October?

Sometimes. 20 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 6 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 Ulcinj?

The water ranges from 14 °C in February to 26 °C in July. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does Ulcinj get in a year?

About 109 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.

Live forecast from Windy

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Spot facts

Region
Ulcinj Municipality
Country
Montenegro
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (TGD), 49 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates
41.9200, 19.2200
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Ulcinj

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.
  • Good for learning: kite sources describe schools teaching here.
  • Velika Plaza at Ulcinj (Montenegro, not Albania) has shallow water and cross onshore summer thermals with chop and small waves; the only flat water is the Bojana river mouth at the far SE end, about 12 km away.

Checked 2026-10-08, confidence high (two or more kite sources agree). Sources: en.wikipedia.org, www.livetheworld.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: high.

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In October, 20 % of days at Ulcinj 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/ulcinj

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