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Maria Chiquita kitesurf spot

Panama · Colón Province

Spot currently openIntermediate level 9.44 | -79.76

Overview

María Chiquita is a kitesurf spot located on the Caribbean coast of Panama, in Colón Province. This beach offers an open body of water facing the easterly trade winds, in a tropical setting. The east to northeast trade winds blow regularly from December to April, providing kite conditions with small chop. An intermediate spot on the Caribbean coast.

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Spot forecast for Maria Chiquita

Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 18:00

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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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Maria Chiquita: when to go?

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Season · peak

333h

in January · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 24 rideable days a month and 333 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is October, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J February: 24 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 3.5 rideable days M June: 2 rideable days J July: 5.5 rideable days J August: 3.5 rideable days A September: 1.5 rideable days S October: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J February: 24 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 3.5 rideable days M June: 2 rideable days J July: 5.5 rideable days J August: 3.5 rideable days A September: 1.5 rideable days S October: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 28 °C. The wettest month is October, with 396 mm.

Monthly averages: Maria Chiquita
Monthly averages — Maria Chiquita — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 333 h 29 °C 101 mm
February 24.0 304 h 29 °C 108 mm
March 28.5 353 h 29 °C 60 mm
April 24.5 261 h 30 °C 144 mm
May 3.5 23 h 30 °C 286 mm
June 2.0 15 h 29 °C 345 mm
July 5.5 45 h 29 °C 337 mm
August 3.5 26 h 29 °C 315 mm
September 1.5 5 h 29 °C 287 mm
October 0.5 7 h 29 °C 396 mm
November 6.5 42 h 29 °C 348 mm
December 16.5 189 h 28 °C 215 mm

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Technical details of Maria Chiquita spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE.

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

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