Overview

Kitesurf

The Plaine de Mâcon / La Saône is a kitesurf spot along the Saône river near Mâcon at 169m altitude (Saône-et-Loire). The wide, flat plain is perfectly oriented to channel the dominant north and south winds that blow along the Saône valley axis.

The river here is wide enough for kitesurfing in good wind conditions. An accessible spot for riders from the Mâcon and Lyon area.

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Spot forecast for Plaine de Macon / La Saone

Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 18:46

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

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Plaine de Macon / La Saone: 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

148h

in April · 17 rideable days

The season runs from March to April, peaking in April: 17 rideable days a month and 148 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is July, at 8.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 125 mm.

Monthly averages: Plaine de Macon / La Saone

Monthly averages — Plaine de Macon / La Saone — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.5	107 h	7 °C	69 mm
February	10.5	87 h	10 °C	67 mm
March	16.0	139 h	14 °C	77 mm
April	17.0	148 h	17 °C	103 mm
May	11.5	94 h	20 °C	110 mm
June	11.5	109 h	27 °C	104 mm
July	8.5	65 h	27 °C	102 mm
August	9.5	76 h	29 °C	100 mm
September	11.5	92 h	21 °C	125 mm
October	10.5	86 h	17 °C	106 mm
November	11.0	91 h	11 °C	82 mm
December	10.0	58 h	6 °C	84 mm

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Technical details of Plaine de Macon / La Saone spot

The spot works with winds from N, S.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSE, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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