Overview

Lake Maggiore is a large pre-Alpine lake shared between Lombardy and Piedmont. Regular thermal winds allow kitesurfing and wingfoiling in a magnificent natural setting between mountains and calm waters.

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Spot forecast for Lago Maggiore

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:31

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

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Lago Maggiore: 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

66h

in April · 9.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in April: 9 rideable days a month and 66 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is October, at 1.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is May, with 350 mm.

Monthly averages: Lago Maggiore

Monthly averages — Lago Maggiore — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.0	18 h	9 °C	68 mm
February	3.5	26 h	12 °C	136 mm
March	8.5	60 h	14 °C	238 mm
April	9.5	66 h	19 °C	162 mm
May	9.5	70 h	21 °C	350 mm
June	7.5	36 h	28 °C	99 mm
July	8.5	37 h	30 °C	180 mm
August	3.5	22 h	30 °C	165 mm
September	7.0	50 h	23 °C	241 mm
October	1.5	7 h	18 °C	146 mm
November	2.5	19 h	13 °C	26 mm
December	3.0	15 h	10 °C	45 mm

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Technical details of Lago Maggiore spot

The spot works with winds from N, S.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, SSE, 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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