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Botricello kitesurf spot

Italy · Calabria

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 11 m 38.92 | 16.87

Overview

Botricello is a seaside resort on the Ionian coast of Calabria, in the Gulf of Squillace. Long sandy beach exposed to east and southeast winds. Accessible spot with an open body of water.

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Spot forecast for Botricello

Sunrise 07:07 · Sunset 18:07

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

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Botricello: 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

94h

in June · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to September, peaking in June: 16 rideable days a month and 94 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 10 rideable days J February: 15 rideable days F March: 16 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 15.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d N December: 10 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 10 rideable days J February: 15 rideable days F March: 16 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 15.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d N December: 10 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is October, with 145 mm.

Monthly averages: Botricello
Monthly averages — Botricello — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.0 100 h 15 °C 102 mm
February 15.0 100 h 15 °C 106 mm
March 16.0 109 h 17 °C 33 mm
April 14.5 83 h 20 °C 17 mm
May 17.0 102 h 23 °C 50 mm
June 18.5 94 h 30 °C 2 mm
July 16.0 85 h 33 °C 9 mm
August 16.5 78 h 32 °C 7 mm
September 15.5 83 h 28 °C 13 mm
October 12.0 74 h 23 °C 145 mm
November 9.5 80 h 19 °C 23 mm
December 10.0 75 h 16 °C 67 mm

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Technical details of Botricello spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE.

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking

Free parking along the beach.

Hazards

Coastal current. Open spot.

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