Overview

Byviken/Holmon is a kitesurf spot located on the island of Holmon, in Vasterbotten County, in northern Sweden. The island is accessible by ferry from Umea and offers an exposed body of water on the Gulf of Bothnia. The spot is suitable for intermediate to advanced kitesurfers. South and southwest winds are dominant.

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Spot forecast for Byviken Holmön

Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 17:01

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

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Byviken Holmön: 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

221h

in May · 20.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, June and September, at 21 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is November, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is October, with 98 mm.

Monthly averages: Byviken Holmön

Monthly averages — Byviken Holmön — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	119 h	-4 °C	68 mm
February	18.0	170 h	-1 °C	43 mm
March	19.0	174 h	2 °C	36 mm
April	19.0	181 h	4 °C	31 mm
May	20.5	221 h	12 °C	27 mm
June	20.5	262 h	17 °C	61 mm
July	16.0	170 h	21 °C	86 mm
August	19.5	243 h	19 °C	86 mm
September	20.5	223 h	15 °C	76 mm
October	20.5	187 h	9 °C	98 mm
November	14.5	112 h	2 °C	66 mm
December	17.0	92 h	0 °C	77 mm

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Technical details of Byviken Holmön spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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