Dongo kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Italy · Lombardia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 202 m 46.13 | 9.29

Overview

Dongo is a historic village on Lake Como, on the western shore in the northern part. The spot benefits from the afternoon Breva and the morning Tivano in a less crowded setting than Colico. The village is historically known as the place where Mussolini was captured in 1945. The kite spot offers typical conditions of the upper Lake Como.

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Spot forecast for Dongo

Sunrise 07:46 · Sunset 18:28

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

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Dongo: 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

86h

in August · 16.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 15 rideable days a month and 86 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is January, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d J February: 2 rideable days F March: 3.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 13 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d A September: 5 rideable days S October: 5.5 rideable days O November: 1 rideable days N December: 1.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d J February: 2 rideable days F March: 3.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 13 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d A September: 5 rideable days S October: 5.5 rideable days O November: 1 rideable days N December: 1.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is July, with 292 mm.

Monthly averages: Dongo
Monthly averages — Dongo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 0.5 3 h 10 °C 154 mm
February 2.0 11 h 12 °C 126 mm
March 3.5 18 h 14 °C 137 mm
April 13.0 62 h 19 °C 103 mm
May 13.0 71 h 21 °C 266 mm
June 15.0 81 h 27 °C 220 mm
July 15.5 91 h 29 °C 292 mm
August 16.5 86 h 30 °C 204 mm
September 5.0 27 h 23 °C 280 mm
October 5.5 28 h 18 °C 138 mm
November 1.0 7 h 13 °C 75 mm
December 1.5 7 h 10 °C 24 mm

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Technical details of Dongo spot

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

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, WSW, NNW.

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

Parking in the village of Dongo. Spaces along the lakefront. Accessible from the coastal road SS340.

Hazards

Breva can be strong. Cold water. Boat traffic. Mountain thunderstorms.

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