Overview

Taumevatn is a snowkite spot located in the Agder mountains, Norway, at 790 m elevation. This frozen mountain lake in winter offers good conditions for landkiting with consistent winds on the plateau.

Variable winds on the mountain plateau. Suited for intermediate riders. Winter conditions, warm gear required. Season from December to April. Spectacular mountain setting.

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Spot forecast for Taumevatn

Sunrise 08:21 · Sunset 18:12

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

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Taumevatn: when to go?

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Season · peak

353h

in August · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in August: 28 rideable days a month and 353 hours of usable wind, at 11 °C. The low point is November, at 19 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is December, with 317 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 9 cm.

Monthly averages: Taumevatn

Monthly averages — Taumevatn — 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	178 h	-2 °C	204 mm
February	25.0	228 h	-1 °C	203 mm
March	27.0	305 h	1 °C	170 mm
April	26.5	286 h	6 °C	99 mm
May	28.5	403 h	13 °C	75 mm
June	28.5	416 h	13 °C	147 mm
July	28.5	324 h	17 °C	102 mm
August	29.0	353 h	14 °C	239 mm
September	22.5	285 h	12 °C	184 mm
October	25.5	262 h	6 °C	196 mm
November	19.0	147 h	2 °C	224 mm
December	23.0	165 h	1 °C	317 mm

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Technical details of Taumevatn spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Normal (Car access at spot edge)
Altitude: 790 m

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