Les Montbovats snowkite spot

Switzerland · Jura

Spot currently openAltitude 1,021 m 47.26 | 7.06
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Spot forecast for Les Montbovats

Sunrise 07:57 · Sunset 18:35

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

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Les Montbovats: when to go?

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Season · peak

34h

in January · 4.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to February, peaking in January: 2 rideable days a month and 34 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is March, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 2 4 6 January: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d J February: 1 rideable days F March: 0 rideable days0 d M April: 0.5 rideable days 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: 2.5 rideable days N December: 1.5 rideable days D 0 2 4 6 January: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d J February: 1 rideable days F March: 0 rideable days0 d M April: 0.5 rideable days 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: 2.5 rideable days N December: 1.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is November, with 154 mm. Snow depth peaks in November, at 10 cm.

Monthly averages: Les Montbovats
Monthly averages — Les Montbovats — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 4.5 34 h 3 °C 143 mm
February 1.0 7 h 5 °C 68 mm
March 0.0 0 h 8 °C 78 mm
April 0.5 3 h 11 °C 95 mm
May 0.0 0 h 14 °C 141 mm
June 0.0 0 h 19 °C 140 mm
July 0.0 0 h 20 °C 148 mm
August 0.0 0 h 22 °C 150 mm
September 0.0 0 h 14 °C 142 mm
October 0.0 0 h 12 °C 144 mm
November 2.5 17 h 7 °C 154 mm
December 1.5 10 h 4 °C 101 mm

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Technical details of Les Montbovats spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W.

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Spot type
Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude
1,021 m

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