Overview

Spot located at the Belmeken Dam in the Rila Mountains of Bulgaria, at 1,921 meters altitude. This high-altitude reservoir offers unique conditions for kitesurfing at altitude in summer and snowkiting in winter on the frozen lake and surrounding plateaus.

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Spot forecast for Belmeken Dam

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:35

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

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Belmeken Dam: 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

144h

in April · 15.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in April: 13 rideable days a month and 144 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is October, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is May, with 190 mm.

Monthly averages: Belmeken Dam

Monthly averages — Belmeken Dam — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.0	71 h	1 °C	53 mm
February	7.0	66 h	1 °C	32 mm
March	11.5	114 h	6 °C	99 mm
April	15.5	144 h	8 °C	156 mm
May	12.0	93 h	10 °C	190 mm
June	11.0	89 h	19 °C	45 mm
July	15.0	99 h	20 °C	50 mm
August	12.0	81 h	19 °C	47 mm
September	9.0	66 h	15 °C	53 mm
October	6.0	47 h	9 °C	98 mm
November	9.5	78 h	6 °C	90 mm
December	10.5	79 h	1 °C	162 mm

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Technical details of Belmeken Dam 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: Advanced

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