Overview

Pilsensee is a small lake located west of Munich in Bavaria, at 535m elevation. This lake offers a pleasant setting for kitesurfing with consistent thermal winds in summer.

West and southwest winds are dominant. The spot is suited for intermediate riders. The lake is surrounded by hills that can affect the wind.

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Spot forecast for Pilsensee

Sunrise 07:41 · Sunset 18:18

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

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Pilsensee: 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

102h

in July · 14.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 12 rideable days a month and 102 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 4.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is July, with 185 mm.

Monthly averages: Pilsensee

Monthly averages — Pilsensee — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.5	84 h	4 °C	83 mm
February	9.0	72 h	8 °C	43 mm
March	9.0	70 h	11 °C	69 mm
April	11.5	97 h	16 °C	42 mm
May	11.5	86 h	18 °C	126 mm
June	12.5	94 h	24 °C	129 mm
July	14.5	102 h	24 °C	185 mm
August	11.5	57 h	25 °C	84 mm
September	9.0	71 h	19 °C	159 mm
October	9.0	82 h	14 °C	55 mm
November	5.5	46 h	8 °C	68 mm
December	4.5	37 h	4 °C	44 mm

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Technical details of Pilsensee spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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