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Høyholmen kitesurf and landkite spot

Norway

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 221 m 70.31 | 27.74

Overview

Høyholmen is a spot located at 221 metres altitude in Finnmark, in the far northeast of Norway. Wild Arctic environment with strong and variable winds. Suitable for experienced riders.
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Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 16:01

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

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Høyholmen: 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

396h

in June · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to October, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 396 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is December, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 9 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 0 rideable days0 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 9 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 0 rideable days0 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 108 mm.

Monthly averages: Høyholmen
Monthly averages — Høyholmen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.0 42 h -6 °C 69 mm
February 23.5 190 h -5 °C 63 mm
March 25.0 242 h -3 °C 55 mm
April 28.0 362 h -1 °C 82 mm
May 28.0 423 h 5 °C 38 mm
June 29.5 396 h 13 °C 61 mm
July 26.0 367 h 18 °C 45 mm
August 29.5 376 h 17 °C 72 mm
September 27.0 304 h 12 °C 67 mm
October 26.5 244 h 3 °C 75 mm
November 19.0 107 h -2 °C 107 mm
December 0.0 0 h 0 °C 108 mm

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Technical details of Høyholmen 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: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

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

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