Serre Poncon | Crots kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 776 m 44.54 | 6.46

Overview

Serre-Poncon / Crots — spot on Lake Serre-Poncon (Hautes-Alpes). One of the largest lakes in Europe. Kite/windsurf conditions with regular thermal wind in summer. Exceptional mountain setting at 776 m altitude.

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Spot forecast for Serre Poncon | Crots

Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 18:42

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

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Serre Poncon | Crots: when to go?

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Season · peak

213h

in July · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 213 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 0.5 days.

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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 January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is October, with 165 mm.

Monthly averages: Serre Poncon | Crots

Monthly averages — Serre Poncon | Crots — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	2.0	14 h	8 °C	93 mm
February	2.5	8 h	11 °C	42 mm
March	17.0	79 h	13 °C	63 mm
April	20.5	123 h	17 °C	58 mm
May	27.0	169 h	19 °C	81 mm
June	24.5	163 h	26 °C	146 mm
July	29.0	213 h	28 °C	86 mm
August	27.5	180 h	29 °C	122 mm
September	17.5	74 h	21 °C	138 mm
October	11.0	46 h	17 °C	165 mm
November	2.5	12 h	11 °C	70 mm
December	0.5	3 h	8 °C	23 mm

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Technical details of Serre Poncon | Crots spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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