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Bautzener Stausee kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Germany · Sachsen

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 167 m 51.21 | 14.46

Overview

The Bautzener Stausee is a dam lake located near Bautzen in Saxony. This body of water offers a setting for kitesurfing in Upper Lusatia. West and southwest winds dominate. The lake offers a body of water suitable for beginners and intermediate riders. The natural setting around the dam is pleasant for riding.

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Sunrise 07:34 · 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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Bautzener Stausee: 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

219h

in January · 24 rideable days

The season runs from November to January, peaking in January: 21 rideable days a month and 219 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is March, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days24 d J February: 19 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days15 d M April: 17 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 19 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days24 d J February: 19 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days15 d M April: 17 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 19 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is September, with 96 mm.

Monthly averages: Bautzener Stausee
Monthly averages — Bautzener Stausee — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.0 219 h 4 °C 56 mm
February 19.0 167 h 7 °C 43 mm
March 15.0 125 h 12 °C 18 mm
April 17.0 165 h 16 °C 29 mm
May 19.0 150 h 19 °C 45 mm
June 21.5 205 h 24 °C 35 mm
July 19.0 170 h 25 °C 82 mm
August 19.0 137 h 25 °C 54 mm
September 17.5 158 h 21 °C 96 mm
October 17.5 171 h 13 °C 35 mm
November 20.5 164 h 7 °C 39 mm
December 19.5 144 h 4 °C 28 mm

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Technical details of Bautzener Stausee spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, E, S, WNW, NW, NNW.

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