Overview

Orkelsjøen is a mountain lake at 1,056 meters altitude in Trøndelag. Spot suitable for kitesurfing in summer and snowkiting in winter. Prevailing west winds channeled by the terrain. High mountain environment.

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Spot forecast for Orkelsjøen

Sunrise 08:20 · Sunset 17:50

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

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Orkelsjøen: 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

190h

in December · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 4 °C. It peaks in December, with 190 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 14%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is June, with 126 mm.

Monthly averages: Orkelsjøen

Monthly averages — Orkelsjøen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	227 h	-6 °C	61 mm
February	26.0	264 h	-4 °C	48 mm
March	29.0	350 h	-1 °C	93 mm
April	27.0	337 h	1 °C	42 mm
May	27.0	408 h	8 °C	62 mm
June	27.5	418 h	12 °C	126 mm
July	25.0	262 h	15 °C	113 mm
August	29.0	432 h	13 °C	80 mm
September	24.5	299 h	10 °C	74 mm
October	26.5	284 h	3 °C	95 mm
November	25.0	205 h	-1 °C	101 mm
December	30.0	190 h	-3 °C	88 mm

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Technical details of Orkelsjøen spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, 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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