Name: Pyykösjärvi
Address: FI

Overview

Pyykösjärvi is a kitesurfing spot located on a small lake in Oulu, Finland. This urban lake at 12 m altitude offers an easily accessible body of water for kitesurfing. Variable winds. Suitable for beginners thanks to the small size of the lake and proximity to the city. Freshwater. Wetsuit required. Snowkite possible in winter.

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Spot forecast for Pyykösjärvi

Sunrise 08:27 · Sunset 17:38

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

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Pyykösjärvi: 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

321h

in April · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in April: 26 rideable days a month and 321 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is November, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -8 °C. The wettest month is July, with 78 mm.

Monthly averages: Pyykösjärvi

Monthly averages — Pyykösjärvi — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	116 h	-8 °C	45 mm
February	21.5	193 h	-4 °C	44 mm
March	23.0	250 h	1 °C	41 mm
April	26.5	321 h	5 °C	41 mm
May	25.0	315 h	14 °C	30 mm
June	26.5	333 h	19 °C	57 mm
July	25.0	266 h	24 °C	78 mm
August	24.0	287 h	20 °C	58 mm
September	26.5	285 h	16 °C	62 mm
October	25.5	262 h	8 °C	76 mm
November	17.0	118 h	1 °C	66 mm
December	22.5	128 h	-2 °C	61 mm

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Technical details of Pyykösjärvi spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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