Overview

Gotland Valar is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Gotland, south of Visby. The spot offers open water to the west with good exposure to prevailing winds. West and southwest winds create excellent sailing conditions. Suitable for intermediate to advanced kitesurfers.

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Spot forecast for Gotland Valar

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 17:32

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

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Gotland Valar: 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

268h

in October · 26.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, October and January, at 27 rideable days and 12 °C. The low point is September, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is July, with 69 mm.

Monthly averages: Gotland Valar

Monthly averages — Gotland Valar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.0	225 h	2 °C	63 mm
February	19.0	185 h	3 °C	38 mm
March	17.5	192 h	6 °C	14 mm
April	23.0	252 h	10 °C	25 mm
May	18.5	207 h	16 °C	39 mm
June	25.5	438 h	19 °C	38 mm
July	23.0	309 h	22 °C	69 mm
August	27.5	356 h	21 °C	28 mm
September	16.5	184 h	19 °C	37 mm
October	26.5	268 h	12 °C	44 mm
November	25.0	214 h	7 °C	35 mm
December	25.5	202 h	5 °C	32 mm

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Technical details of Gotland Valar 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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