Overview

Good in north-easterly wind (bise). Only for experienced kiters. Lots of wind shadows, so for launching let the kite drift in the water until relaunch and immediately head offshore. Free parking.

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Tolochenaz - Shooting Range: when to go?

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, April and June, at 20 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is February, at 12.3 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

16-22 knots · 65% 22-30 knots · 33% 30-40 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 16 and 22 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 59 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Tolochenaz - Shooting Range — averaged over 3 years of records
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.3	162 h	6 °C	22 mm
February	12.3	105 h	8 °C	17 mm
March	16.7	148 h	11 °C	23 mm
April	19.3	207 h	13 °C	40 mm
May	17.7	196 h	19 °C	41 mm
June	19.0	172 h	24 °C	49 mm
July	18.0	183 h	27 °C	47 mm
August	15.7	145 h	27 °C	27 mm
September	17.0	163 h	21 °C	59 mm
October	13.0	116 h	17 °C	54 mm
November	19.0	155 h	10 °C	45 mm
December	17.7	133 h	6 °C	30 mm