Overview

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Vernon Hills Athletic Complex is a landkite spot in a sports complex in Chicago's northern suburbs. This large open space offers flat terrain for landkiting.

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Spot forecast for Vernon Hills Athletic Complex

Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 18:02

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

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Vernon Hills Athletic Complex: 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

283h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in May, with 283 hours of usable wind.

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 June, with 192 mm.

Monthly averages: Vernon Hills Athletic Complex

Monthly averages — Vernon Hills Athletic Complex — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	24.0	226 h	-2 °C	67 mm
February	23.5	210 h	4 °C	16 mm
March	30.0	304 h	10 °C	68 mm
April	29.0	316 h	14 °C	52 mm
May	30.5	283 h	20 °C	46 mm
June	29.0	274 h	27 °C	192 mm
July	24.0	179 h	27 °C	146 mm
August	26.5	209 h	27 °C	85 mm
September	26.0	185 h	25 °C	14 mm
October	28.0	227 h	18 °C	75 mm
November	25.5	221 h	9 °C	56 mm
December	23.5	194 h	1 °C	46 mm

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Technical details of Vernon Hills Athletic Complex 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: Beginner

On the water

Flat grassy terrain. Large open space for landkiting.

Hazards

Hard terrain in case of falls. Other sports complex users. Summer thunderstorms. Check for power lines.

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