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Rautio kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Finland

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 67 m 61.22 | 28.88

Overview

Rautio is a kitesurf spot located on Lake Saimaa, in eastern Finland, at 67m altitude. This large lake offers pleasant flat water conditions for kitesurfing. Variable winds. Suitable for intermediate riders. Freshwater. Wetsuit required. Natural setting of Finnish Karelia.
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Spot forecast for Rautio

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 17:38

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

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Rautio: 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

291h

in June · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in June: 25 rideable days a month and 291 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is February, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d F March: 23 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d F March: 23 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is August, with 96 mm.

Monthly averages: Rautio
Monthly averages — Rautio — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.5 145 h -5 °C 56 mm
February 18.5 154 h -3 °C 39 mm
March 23.0 203 h 3 °C 46 mm
April 25.0 277 h 7 °C 59 mm
May 25.5 267 h 16 °C 45 mm
June 26.5 291 h 20 °C 56 mm
July 26.0 273 h 24 °C 60 mm
August 22.5 238 h 20 °C 96 mm
September 20.5 220 h 18 °C 32 mm
October 24.0 220 h 9 °C 43 mm
November 19.0 159 h 3 °C 70 mm
December 23.5 158 h -1 °C 71 mm

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Technical details of Rautio spot

N: Depending on conditions 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: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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

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