Overview

Walchensee Gallerie is a spot located on the Walchensee, one of the most beautiful alpine lakes in Bavaria at 838m altitude. This deep and crystal-clear lake offers exceptional sailing conditions with powerful thermal winds. Southerly (Foehn) and westerly winds are dominant. Walchensee is renowned for its reliable thermal winds. The spot is suitable for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Walchensee | Gallerie

Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 18:18

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

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Walchensee | Gallerie: 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

76h

in April · 12.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in April: 11 rideable days a month and 76 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is February, at 2 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is July, with 212 mm.

Monthly averages: Walchensee | Gallerie

Monthly averages — Walchensee | Gallerie — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	5.0	30 h	4 °C	85 mm
February	2.0	11 h	7 °C	51 mm
March	11.0	66 h	10 °C	101 mm
April	12.5	76 h	13 °C	82 mm
May	9.5	45 h	16 °C	169 mm
June	11.0	55 h	22 °C	211 mm
July	6.0	37 h	21 °C	212 mm
August	2.0	19 h	22 °C	134 mm
September	6.0	34 h	17 °C	173 mm
October	7.0	35 h	13 °C	89 mm
November	2.0	13 h	8 °C	78 mm
December	2.0	9 h	4 °C	54 mm

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Technical details of Walchensee | Gallerie spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, WNW, 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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