Name: Mikonkari
Address: FI

Overview

Mikonkari is a kitesurfing and snowkite spot located on the west coast of Finland, in the Gulf of Bothnia. This coastal spot offers an open water area with good southwest and west wind conditions. The spot is versatile: kitesurfing in summer and snowkite on the ice in winter. Sandy bottom, conditions suited for intermediate riders. Cold water, thick wetsuit required. Beautiful stretches of beach for launching.

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Spot forecast for Mikonkari

Sunrise 08:29 · Sunset 17:43

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Mikonkari: 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

241h

in September · 22.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, June and September, at 24 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is January, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -7 °C. The wettest month is July, with 74 mm.

Monthly averages: Mikonkari

Monthly averages — Mikonkari — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.0	110 h	-7 °C	45 mm
February	20.0	187 h	-3 °C	37 mm
March	22.0	240 h	1 °C	37 mm
April	20.0	221 h	4 °C	41 mm
May	25.0	316 h	12 °C	29 mm
June	25.0	282 h	17 °C	55 mm
July	18.5	188 h	22 °C	74 mm
August	22.0	257 h	19 °C	60 mm
September	22.5	241 h	16 °C	51 mm
October	22.5	228 h	8 °C	68 mm
November	20.5	146 h	2 °C	54 mm
December	20.0	115 h	-1 °C	55 mm

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Technical details of Mikonkari spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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