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Lake Manych kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Russia · Republic of Kalmykia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 13 m 46.03 | 43.44

Overview

Lake Manych is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Manych in the Republic of Kalmykia in Russia. This vast salt lake of the steppes offers an open and windy body of water.

The spot benefits from regular steppe winds. The body of water is vast and suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Lake Manych

Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 17:12

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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 Manych: 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

251h

in April · 25 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, April and September, at 25 rideable days and 26 °C. The low point is November, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days25 d A May: 19 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days18 d N December: 21.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days25 d A May: 19 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days18 d N December: 21.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 2 °C. The wettest month is October, with 41 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Manych
Monthly averages — Lake Manych — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.0 168 h 3 °C 31 mm
February 18.5 201 h 3 °C 21 mm
March 23.5 221 h 11 °C 15 mm
April 25.0 251 h 20 °C 20 mm
May 19.0 210 h 23 °C 32 mm
June 23.0 259 h 29 °C 10 mm
July 20.0 199 h 35 °C 3 mm
August 25.5 254 h 32 °C 9 mm
September 24.0 244 h 25 °C 27 mm
October 21.0 191 h 16 °C 41 mm
November 18.0 155 h 9 °C 20 mm
December 21.5 200 h 2 °C 39 mm

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Technical details of Lake Manych spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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

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