Glarus snowkite spot

Switzerland · Glaris

Spot currently openAltitude 489 m 47.05 | 9.06
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Spot forecast for Glarus

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:28

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

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Glarus: 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

4h

in December · 0.5 rideable days

The best month is December: 1 rideable days and 4 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 1 January: 0 rideable days0 d J February: 0 rideable days0 d F March: 0 rideable days0 d M April: 0 rideable days0 d A May: 0 rideable days0 d M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0 rideable days0 d O November: 0 rideable days0 d N December: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d D 0 1 January: 0 rideable days0 d J February: 0 rideable days0 d F March: 0 rideable days0 d M April: 0 rideable days0 d A May: 0 rideable days0 d M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0 rideable days0 d O November: 0 rideable days0 d N December: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is July, with 320 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 7 cm.

Monthly averages: Glarus
Monthly averages — Glarus — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 0.0 0 h 7 °C 128 mm
February 0.0 0 h 9 °C 54 mm
March 0.0 0 h 12 °C 102 mm
April 0.0 0 h 15 °C 109 mm
May 0.0 0 h 18 °C 185 mm
June 0.0 0 h 23 °C 295 mm
July 0.0 0 h 23 °C 320 mm
August 0.0 0 h 24 °C 191 mm
September 0.0 0 h 18 °C 161 mm
October 0.0 0 h 14 °C 137 mm
November 0.0 1 h 9 °C 106 mm
December 0.5 4 h 7 °C 92 mm

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Technical details of Glarus spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable 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: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NNW.

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Open all year round
Spot type
Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude
489 m

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