Name: Sønstevann
Address: NO

Overview

Sønstevann is a mountain lake at 1,067 metres altitude in southern Norway. Frozen in winter, it offers flat terrain for snowkiting. Dominant west winds. Season from December to March. Wild high mountain environment.

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Spot forecast for Sønstevann

Sunrise 08:18 · Sunset 18:02

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

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Sønstevann: 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 December · 23 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, June and December, at 25 rideable days and 9 °C. The low point is September, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is September, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Sønstevann

Monthly averages — Sønstevann — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.0	167 h	-5 °C	74 mm
February	19.5	182 h	-4 °C	70 mm
March	19.0	213 h	0 °C	60 mm
April	19.0	225 h	4 °C	34 mm
May	20.5	221 h	12 °C	66 mm
June	25.0	378 h	13 °C	89 mm
July	17.0	204 h	16 °C	95 mm
August	25.5	307 h	14 °C	79 mm
September	16.5	151 h	11 °C	111 mm
October	21.0	201 h	5 °C	93 mm
November	20.5	181 h	0 °C	51 mm
December	23.0	170 h	-1 °C	72 mm

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Technical details of Sønstevann spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, S, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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