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Pucón kitesurf, wingfoil and windfoil spot

Chile · Araucania

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 213 m -39.27 | -71.99

Overview

Pucón is a kitesurfing spot on Lake Villarrica, in the Araucanía region of Chile. This lake at the foot of the Villarrica volcano offers flat water conditions in a spectacular mountain setting. The thermal wind blows in the afternoon between 12 and 20 knots from November to February. The lake offers perfect flat water for kitesurfing and foiling. The spot is suitable for beginners thanks to the flat water. The lake water is warmer than the ocean in summer (18-22°C). Pucón is a major tourist destination with good infrastructure.
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Spot forecast for Pucón

Sunrise 06:53 · Sunset 20:12

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

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Pucón: 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

153h

in December · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in December: 19 rideable days a month and 153 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is July, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 9 rideable days M June: 6.5 rideable days J July: 5 rideable days5 d J August: 8 rideable days A September: 16 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 9 rideable days M June: 6.5 rideable days J July: 5 rideable days5 d J August: 8 rideable days A September: 16 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 11 °C. The wettest month is June, with 428 mm.

Monthly averages: Pucón
Monthly averages — Pucón — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.5 127 h 24 °C 32 mm
February 18.5 110 h 24 °C 42 mm
March 18.0 106 h 20 °C 175 mm
April 9.5 74 h 16 °C 316 mm
May 9.0 42 h 12 °C 265 mm
June 6.5 37 h 11 °C 428 mm
July 5.0 20 h 11 °C 183 mm
August 8.0 39 h 12 °C 219 mm
September 16.0 94 h 13 °C 312 mm
October 12.5 91 h 16 °C 106 mm
November 16.5 112 h 18 °C 121 mm
December 20.5 153 h 21 °C 98 mm

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Technical details of Pucón spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: SSW, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
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Beginner

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