Chubartubek - Lake Balkhash kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Kazakhstan

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 341 m 46.77 | 74.74

Overview

Chubartubek is a kitesurfing spot on Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan. The village of Chubartubek is located on the north shore of the lake. The water is flat and extensive with regular steppe winds.

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Spot forecast for Chubartubek - Lake Balkhash

Sunrise 06:25 · Sunset 17:06

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

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Chubartubek - Lake Balkhash: when to go?

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Season · peak

351h

in August · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in August: 29 rideable days a month and 351 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is December, at 19 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 29 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 23.5 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days19 d D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 29 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 23.5 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days19 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at -7 °C. The wettest month is July, with 34 mm.

Monthly averages: Chubartubek - Lake Balkhash
Monthly averages — Chubartubek - Lake Balkhash — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.5 227 h -6 °C 19 mm
February 22.0 223 h -7 °C 11 mm
March 28.0 289 h 2 °C 23 mm
April 28.0 293 h 15 °C 7 mm
May 30.5 395 h 23 °C 19 mm
June 29.5 357 h 30 °C 9 mm
July 30.0 355 h 29 °C 34 mm
August 31.0 351 h 28 °C 8 mm
September 29.0 304 h 19 °C 21 mm
October 27.5 255 h 11 °C 16 mm
November 23.5 210 h 4 °C 14 mm
December 19.0 150 h -5 °C 14 mm

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Technical details of Chubartubek - Lake Balkhash spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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