Overview

Kitesurfing spot on Lake Iskar (Iskar Dam) near Sofia, Bulgaria, at 812 metres altitude. The largest reservoir in Bulgaria offers a vast water body for kitesurfing with consistent winds. Intermediate spot.

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Spot forecast for Lake Iskar

Sunrise 07:44 · Sunset 18:36

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Lake Iskar: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

108h

in April · 16.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, May and September, at 14 rideable days and 18 °C. The low point is November, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 93 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Iskar

Monthly averages — Lake Iskar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.5	47 h	5 °C	31 mm
February	9.0	51 h	7 °C	12 mm
March	12.0	69 h	13 °C	48 mm
April	16.5	108 h	16 °C	69 mm
May	12.5	90 h	17 °C	70 mm
June	9.0	57 h	27 °C	16 mm
July	11.5	65 h	29 °C	20 mm
August	11.5	66 h	27 °C	14 mm
September	12.5	78 h	22 °C	21 mm
October	8.5	39 h	15 °C	79 mm
November	5.0	21 h	11 °C	50 mm
December	6.0	48 h	6 °C	93 mm

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Technical details of Lake Iskar spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SE, SSE, S, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, ESE, SSW, SW, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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