Overview

SottoVento KiteSchool is a spot located on the south coast of Sicily, near Gela. The spot benefits from southwest (Libeccio) and northwest (Maestrale) winds that blow along this section of coastline. The on-site kite school facilitates learning and the spot is suitable for beginners as well as intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for SottoVento KiteSchool

Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 18:20

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

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SottoVento KiteSchool: 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

171h

in March · 24.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, July and March, at 26 rideable days and 27 °C. The low point is November, at 10.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is February, with 83 mm.

Monthly averages: SottoVento KiteSchool

Monthly averages — SottoVento KiteSchool — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	83 h	16 °C	44 mm
February	15.5	95 h	16 °C	83 mm
March	24.5	171 h	18 °C	29 mm
April	24.5	154 h	20 °C	11 mm
May	20.5	136 h	24 °C	41 mm
June	19.5	103 h	29 °C	4 mm
July	25.0	153 h	31 °C	0 mm
August	29.5	174 h	31 °C	2 mm
September	22.5	130 h	28 °C	22 mm
October	19.5	102 h	24 °C	51 mm
November	10.5	65 h	20 °C	24 mm
December	12.0	71 h	17 °C	45 mm

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Technical details of SottoVento KiteSchool spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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