Overview

Playa di Catania is a kitesurf spot on the east coast of Sicily, facing the Ionian Sea. The spot benefits mainly from southeast (Sirocco) and northeast winds. The long sandy beach offers generous space for launching and landing, with a body of water that can become choppy in sustained wind.

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Spot forecast for Playa di Catania

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:16

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

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Playa di Catania: 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

141h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in June: 21 rideable days a month and 141 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is November, at 3.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is February, with 100 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa di Catania

Monthly averages — Playa di Catania — 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	29 h	16 °C	96 mm
February	7.5	54 h	16 °C	100 mm
March	16.0	121 h	18 °C	56 mm
April	18.0	119 h	20 °C	12 mm
May	23.0	146 h	23 °C	48 mm
June	26.0	141 h	29 °C	6 mm
July	25.5	116 h	32 °C	0 mm
August	25.5	114 h	32 °C	5 mm
September	16.0	66 h	29 °C	24 mm
October	9.5	39 h	25 °C	62 mm
November	3.5	27 h	20 °C	69 mm
December	4.0	29 h	17 °C	56 mm

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Technical details of Playa di Catania spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE.

Depending on conditions: N, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Catania-Fontanarossa Airport Airport2.7 kmsource aviationweather.gov

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