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Alarcon kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Spain · Castille-La Manche

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 798 m 39.74 | -2.3

Overview

Alarcon is a kitesurfing spot located on the Alarcon reservoir, in Castilla-La Mancha. This inland body of water offers a vast flat water sailing area. Winds are consistent in this region. Suitable for beginners and intermediate riders in a peaceful setting.
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Sunrise 08:24 · Sunset 19:23

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

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Alarcon: when to go?

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Season · peak

243h

in July · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 243 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days S October: 22 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days S October: 22 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 10 °C. The wettest month is March, with 186 mm.

Monthly averages: Alarcon
Monthly averages — Alarcon — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.0 139 h 11 °C 58 mm
February 20.5 148 h 13 °C 29 mm
March 25.5 273 h 13 °C 186 mm
April 24.0 219 h 18 °C 40 mm
May 24.0 202 h 23 °C 30 mm
June 22.5 190 h 30 °C 27 mm
July 26.5 243 h 33 °C 2 mm
August 23.0 197 h 33 °C 6 mm
September 24.5 193 h 26 °C 20 mm
October 22.0 162 h 20 °C 92 mm
November 17.5 138 h 15 °C 38 mm
December 18.0 118 h 10 °C 16 mm

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Technical details of Alarcon spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, S, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, SSW, SW, WSW.

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