Lake · England · United Kingdom

Welton Water

Name: Welton Water
Address: GBR

Kite days peak in October at 42 %. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February.

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.

JJan37cold
FFeb53cold
MMar44cold
AApr35Possible
MMay26Possible
JJun33Possible
JJul24Possible
AAug34Possible
SSep36Possible
OOct42Goodnow
NNov36cold
DDec34cold

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
42 % Goodabout 13 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 58 %
Kiteable 42 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Best hours
11:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.6 h
Air
14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
Rain
14 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Welton Water averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %).

Welton Water

Kite days% of days	37	53	44	35	26	33	24	34	36	42	36	34
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	cold	cold
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	2 of 9	5 of 9	4 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	4 of 9	2 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 16	11 to 17	10 to 17	12 to 17	10 to 18	12 to 17	12 to 16	11 to 16	11 to 14	10 to 15
Daylighth	8.1	9.8	11.8	14.0	15.9	17.0	16.5	14.8	12.8	10.6	8.7	7.5
Air°C, daily maximum	7	9	10	12	16	19	21	21	18	14	10	8
Rain days1 mm or more	10 of 31	11 of 28	13 of 31	8 of 30	11 of 31	11 of 30	13 of 31	11 of 31	14 of 30	14 of 31	13 of 30	14 of 31

In January, Welton Water averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (37 %).
In February, Welton Water averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (53 %).
In March, Welton Water averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %).
In April, Welton Water averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (35 %).
In May, Welton Water averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %).
In June, Welton Water averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %).
In July, Welton Water averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (24 %).
In August, Welton Water averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (34 %).
In September, Welton Water averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (36 %).
In October, Welton Water averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %).
In November, Welton Water averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (36 %).
In December, Welton Water averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %).

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 Welton Water

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 47 %
Kiteable 53 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 47 %, kiteable on 53 %, too strong on 0 % 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 mostly from WSW (248°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Welton Water: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Welton Water?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 53 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Welton Water windy in October?

Yes, often. 42 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 13 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Welton Water get in a year?

About 132 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: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Humberside Airport (HUY), 20 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 53.7145, -0.5472
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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Nearby kite spots in England

Kite days in October, % of days

Bridlington
United Kingdom · 22 points more kite days than Welton Water in October
64 %
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 Bridlington: Jan 53 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 56 %, May 49 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 57 %
Hunstanton
United Kingdom · 24 points more kite days than Welton Water 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 Hunstanton: Jan 59 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 68 %
Brancaster
United Kingdom · 28 points more kite days than Welton Water 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 Brancaster: Jan 63 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 60 %, May 55 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 71 %
Wells-next-the-Sea
United Kingdom · 29 points more kite days than Welton Water in October
71 %
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 Wells-next-the-Sea: Jan 65 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 63 %, May 57 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 71 %
East Runton
United Kingdom · 27 points more kite days than Welton Water 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 East Runton: Jan 63 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 59 %, May 47 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 68 %
Morecambe Bay
United Kingdom · 28 points more kite days than Welton Water 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 Morecambe Bay: Jan 55 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 44 %, May 43 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 63 %
Mundesley
United Kingdom · 26 points more kite days than Welton Water 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 Mundesley: Jan 59 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 59 %, May 47 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 64 %
Southport
United Kingdom · 30 points more kite days than Welton Water in October
72 %
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 Southport: Jan 67 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 50 %, May 44 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 66 %, 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, 42 % of days at Welton Water 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/welton-water

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