Overview

Shalkar is a kitesurf spot located on Lake Shalkar in the West Kazakhstan Province. This inland salt lake offers a flat and expansive body of water. Steppe winds are regular.

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Spot forecast for Shalkar Lake

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 18:30

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

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Shalkar Lake: 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

297h

in May · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 297 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 19.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is October, with 58 mm.

Monthly averages: Shalkar Lake

Monthly averages — Shalkar Lake — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.5	207 h	-5 °C	35 mm
February	20.0	211 h	-5 °C	24 mm
March	20.5	220 h	4 °C	41 mm
April	24.0	259 h	19 °C	25 mm
May	27.5	297 h	21 °C	25 mm
June	25.5	286 h	29 °C	31 mm
July	24.5	291 h	30 °C	22 mm
August	25.0	259 h	28 °C	17 mm
September	22.5	220 h	24 °C	3 mm
October	22.5	209 h	13 °C	58 mm
November	19.5	181 h	5 °C	24 mm
December	20.5	180 h	-3 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Shalkar Lake spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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

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