Overview

North Marcum is a spot on Rend Lake in southern Illinois. This large reservoir offers open water with good fetch for kitesurfing in the Midwest plains.

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Spot forecast for North Marcum

Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 18:11

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

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North Marcum: 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

296h

in March · 28 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in March: 23 rideable days a month and 296 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is September, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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 2 °C. The wettest month is April, with 237 mm.

Monthly averages: North Marcum

Monthly averages — North Marcum — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.0	178 h	2 °C	119 mm
February	23.0	217 h	10 °C	43 mm
March	28.0	296 h	17 °C	80 mm
April	26.5	282 h	21 °C	237 mm
May	21.5	219 h	25 °C	141 mm
June	20.0	186 h	30 °C	96 mm
July	18.0	137 h	31 °C	128 mm
August	17.5	137 h	30 °C	79 mm
September	11.5	88 h	28 °C	101 mm
October	16.5	137 h	23 °C	50 mm
November	22.0	182 h	14 °C	68 mm
December	21.5	173 h	7 °C	66 mm

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Technical details of North Marcum spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Flat water on a large reservoir. Good fetch. Freshwater. Season May to October.

Hazards

Boat traffic in summer. Summer thunderstorms — monitor weather. Shallow areas.

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