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Galgo kitesurf, snowkite and landkite spot
Norway
Overview
Galgo is a spot located at 503 meters altitude in Finnmark. This mountain lake offers conditions for kitesurfing in summer and snowkiting in winter. Wild and remote environment of Norwegian Lapland. Variable winds.
Spot forecast for Galgo
Sunrise 08:06 · Sunset 16:37
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Galgo: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
408h
in August · 30 rideable days
The season runs from February to September, peaking in August: 27 rideable days a month and 408 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is December, at 0 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -8 °C. The wettest month is December, with 136 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 34 cm.
Monthly averages: Galgo
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5 | 73 h | -8 °C | 112 mm |
| February | 27.0 | 233 h | -5 °C | 70 mm |
| March | 27.5 | 268 h | -3 °C | 75 mm |
| April | 28.0 | 344 h | -2 °C | 69 mm |
| May | 28.0 | 359 h | 6 °C | 35 mm |
| June | 25.0 | 344 h | 12 °C | 104 mm |
| July | 23.5 | 249 h | 18 °C | 56 mm |
| August | 30.0 | 408 h | 15 °C | 100 mm |
| September | 24.0 | 275 h | 11 °C | 71 mm |
| October | 20.0 | 171 h | 2 °C | 111 mm |
| November | 18.5 | 107 h | -3 °C | 126 mm |
| December | 0.0 | 0 h | 0 °C | 136 mm |
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Technical details of Galgo spot
The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.
Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NW, NNW.
Spot opening date
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Spot type
- Normal (Car access at spot edge)
- Altitude
- 503 m
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