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Vardiola

Name: Vardiola
Address: FRA

Kite days peak in March at 42 %.

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.

JJan37Possible
FFeb27Possible
MMar42Good
AApr31Possible
MMay29Possible
JJun16Off
JJul14Off
AAug16Off
SSep26Possible
OOct25Possiblenow
NNov29Possible
DDec26Possible

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

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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
25 % Possibleabout 8 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 75 %
Kiteable 25 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
2 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
Best hours
11:00 to 16:00when 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, Vardiola averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Vardiola

Kite days% of days	37	27	42	31	29	16	14	16	26	25	29	26
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Good	Possible	Possible	Off	Off	Off	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	4 in 10	2 in 10	4 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	2 of 9	0 of 9	2 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 16	10 to 17	11 to 15	11 to 17	12 to 17	14 to 17	14 to 17	12 to 17	11 to 16	10 to 15	10 to 15
Daylighth	9.5	10.6	11.9	13.3	14.5	15.1	14.9	13.9	12.5	11.1	9.9	9.2
Water°C at the surface	15	14	15	16	19	23	26	27	24	22	19	17
Air°C, daily maximum	13	13	14	16	20	25	29	29	25	21	17	14
Rain days1 mm or more	11 of 31	8 of 28	10 of 31	8 of 30	7 of 31	4 of 30	2 of 31	2 of 31	7 of 30	9 of 31	12 of 30	10 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	3/2	spring	shorty	shorts	shorty	3/2	4/3	5/4

In January, Vardiola averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Vardiola averaged 8 kite days out of 28 (27 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Vardiola averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Vardiola averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (31 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Vardiola averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Vardiola averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (16 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Vardiola averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (14 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Vardiola averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (16 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Vardiola averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (26 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Vardiola averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Vardiola averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Vardiola averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 2 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 Vardiola

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
November2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
December2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 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

Start date

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 2.4 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 58 %
Kiteable 42 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 58 %, kiteable on 42 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, 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 Vardiola: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Vardiola?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is March, when 42 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Vardiola windy in October?

Sometimes. 25 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 8 days in a typical October. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Vardiola?

The water ranges from 14 °C in February to 27 °C in August. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does Vardiola get in a year?

About 96 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.

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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), 32 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 41.6907, 9.3878
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

Palombaggia
France · 14 points more kite days than Vardiola in October
39 %
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 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 %
Solenzara
France · 16 points fewer kite days than Vardiola in October
9 %
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 Solenzara: Jan 16 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 17 %, Apr 11 %, May 7 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 5 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 12 %
Santa Giulia
France · 24 points more kite days than Vardiola in October
49 %
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 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 %
Balistra
France · 41 points more kite days than Vardiola in October
66 %
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 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 %
La Tonnara
France · 20 points more kite days than Vardiola in October
45 %
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 La Tonnara: Jan 46 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 48 %, May 45 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 44 %
Plage Urbino
France · 3 points fewer kite days than Vardiola in October
22 %
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 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 %
Propriano
France · 17 points fewer kite days than Vardiola in October
8 %
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 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 %
Erbaggio
France · 23 points more kite days than Vardiola in October
48 %
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 Erbaggio: Jan 46 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 49 %, May 43 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 48 %

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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, 25 % of days at Vardiola 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/vardiola

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