Overview

Kitesurf spot at Plage Kirkland, on Lake Champlain in the Philipsburg area, Montérégie. This spot offers lake access with a pleasant beach. Missisquoi Bay, the northern part of Lake Champlain, offers water with good fetch southward. The water is fresh and warm in summer. The Philipsburg area is a popular resort near the US border. Views of the Vermont mountains.

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Spot forecast for Plage Kirkland

Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 17:59

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

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Plage Kirkland: 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

169h

in May · 20 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 169 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is July, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage Kirkland

Monthly averages — Plage Kirkland — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	77 h	-4 °C	40 mm
February	13.5	110 h	-1 °C	40 mm
March	14.0	128 h	7 °C	49 mm
April	16.0	158 h	13 °C	69 mm
May	20.0	169 h	20 °C	46 mm
June	20.0	184 h	25 °C	49 mm
July	19.5	158 h	27 °C	91 mm
August	18.0	168 h	26 °C	45 mm
September	15.0	119 h	23 °C	28 mm
October	14.5	126 h	15 °C	81 mm
November	12.0	84 h	6 °C	56 mm
December	14.0	99 h	-2 °C	56 mm

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Technical details of Plage Kirkland spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Missisquoi Bay, northern part of Lake Champlain. Warm freshwater in summer (20-24°C). Good fetch southward. Sandy bottom. Moderate chop in south wind. The bay is relatively shallow. Shared navigation with recreational boats.

Hazards

Violent summer thunderstorms. Recreational boating. Shallows in the bay. Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) possible in summer — check public health advisories. US border in the middle of the lake.

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