La Chaux snowkite spot

Switzerland · Vaud

Spot currently openAltitude 1,000 m 46.83 | 6.48
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Spot forecast for La Chaux

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:38

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

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La Chaux: 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

33h

in January · 4 rideable days

The season runs from November to January, peaking in January: 3 rideable days a month and 33 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 1 2 3 4 January: 4 rideable days4 d J February: 1 rideable days F March: 0.5 rideable days M April: 2 rideable days A May: 0 rideable days0 d M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0 rideable days0 d O November: 3 rideable days N December: 2.5 rideable days D 0 1 2 3 4 January: 4 rideable days4 d J February: 1 rideable days F March: 0.5 rideable days M April: 2 rideable days A May: 0 rideable days0 d M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0 rideable days0 d O November: 3 rideable days N December: 2.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is September, with 215 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 11 cm.

Monthly averages: La Chaux
Monthly averages — La Chaux — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 4.0 33 h 3 °C 178 mm
February 1.0 6 h 5 °C 94 mm
March 0.5 4 h 8 °C 75 mm
April 2.0 15 h 11 °C 117 mm
May 0.0 0 h 14 °C 176 mm
June 0.0 0 h 19 °C 189 mm
July 0.0 0 h 20 °C 166 mm
August 0.0 0 h 22 °C 173 mm
September 0.0 0 h 14 °C 215 mm
October 0.0 0 h 12 °C 194 mm
November 3.0 22 h 7 °C 172 mm
December 2.5 19 h 4 °C 128 mm

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Technical details of La Chaux spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: 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: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: E, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date
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Open all year round
Spot type
Normal (Car access at spot edge)
Altitude
1,000 m

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