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Chocon medio kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Argentina · Neuquén

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 375 m -39.37 | -68.94

Overview

Chocon Medio is a spot located on the El Chocon dam reservoir, in the province of Neuquen. This large artificial lake offers excellent wind conditions in the Patagonian steppe. Accessible to intermediate riders, the spot features flat water and consistent west and southwest winds.

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Spot forecast for Chocon medio

Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 20:00

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

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Chocon medio: 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

170h

in January · 24 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in January: 20 rideable days a month and 170 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is July, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days24 d J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 10.5 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 6 rideable days6 d J August: 9.5 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days24 d J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 10.5 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 6 rideable days6 d J August: 9.5 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 9 °C. The wettest month is November, with 35 mm.

Monthly averages: Chocon medio
Monthly averages — Chocon medio — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.0 170 h 31 °C 4 mm
February 17.5 118 h 29 °C 16 mm
March 16.5 119 h 24 °C 11 mm
April 13.5 70 h 17 °C 23 mm
May 10.5 61 h 12 °C 13 mm
June 11.5 52 h 10 °C 29 mm
July 6.0 35 h 9 °C 22 mm
August 9.5 59 h 12 °C 18 mm
September 18.0 120 h 17 °C 11 mm
October 21.0 143 h 23 °C 7 mm
November 21.0 154 h 25 °C 35 mm
December 23.5 202 h 28 °C 4 mm

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Technical details of Chocon medio spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Not rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SW, W, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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