Overview

Saint-Francois is a kitesurfing spot located at the eastern tip of Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe. This spot offers powerful easterly trade winds and a varied water surface between lagoon and ocean. Suitable for intermediate and advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Saint Francois

Sunrise 05:58 · Sunset 17:41

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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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Saint Francois: when to go?

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Season · peak

454h

in July · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 29 °C. It peaks in July, with 454 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 155 mm.

Monthly averages: Saint Francois

Monthly averages — Saint Francois — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	375 h	27 °C	56 mm
February	25.0	331 h	27 °C	68 mm
March	27.5	351 h	28 °C	52 mm
April	28.5	384 h	28 °C	76 mm
May	29.5	398 h	29 °C	131 mm
June	30.0	427 h	29 °C	109 mm
July	31.0	454 h	29 °C	127 mm
August	30.0	418 h	30 °C	130 mm
September	24.5	312 h	29 °C	127 mm
October	25.5	310 h	30 °C	153 mm
November	26.5	284 h	28 °C	155 mm
December	30.0	355 h	28 °C	78 mm

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Technical details of Saint Francois 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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SAINT FRANCOIS AERODROME0.7 kmsource meteofrance

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Additional stations

STE-ANNE MARLY8.6 km

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ST-FRANCOIS RENEVILLE6.3 km

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