Overview

Varadero is a kitesurfing spot located on the famous Varadero peninsula, Cuba. This spot offers turquoise waters and consistent easterly trade winds. The water is suited to intermediate riders with moderate conditions.

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Spot forecast for Varadero

Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 18:55

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Varadero: 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

394h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 394 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is September, at 17.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 24 °C. The wettest month is August, with 25 mm.

Monthly averages: Varadero

Monthly averages — Varadero — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.5	205 h	25 °C	0 mm
February	23.0	241 h	24 °C	1 mm
March	25.0	258 h	26 °C	2 mm
April	26.0	347 h	26 °C	0 mm
May	29.5	360 h	28 °C	0 mm
June	24.5	332 h	28 °C	5 mm
July	30.0	394 h	29 °C	11 mm
August	21.5	219 h	29 °C	25 mm
September	17.5	133 h	29 °C	4 mm
October	21.0	207 h	28 °C	16 mm
November	26.5	286 h	26 °C	8 mm
December	26.5	253 h	25 °C	2 mm

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Technical details of Varadero spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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