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Med is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Balkhash in the Karaganda region. Lake Balkhash is one of the largest lakes in Asia, offering vast expanses of flat water. The steppe winds blow regularly and can be powerful. No tides on this inland lake.

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Spot forecast for Med - Lake Balkhash

Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 17:05

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

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Med - Lake Balkhash: 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

366h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 29 rideable days a month and 366 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 17 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at -7 °C. The wettest month is July, with 44 mm.

Monthly averages: Med - Lake Balkhash

Monthly averages — Med - Lake Balkhash — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.0	220 h	-6 °C	20 mm
February	21.5	223 h	-7 °C	12 mm
March	26.5	285 h	3 °C	26 mm
April	29.0	278 h	17 °C	7 mm
May	31.0	366 h	24 °C	21 mm
June	29.0	339 h	30 °C	9 mm
July	31.0	343 h	30 °C	44 mm
August	30.0	332 h	28 °C	8 mm
September	28.0	305 h	20 °C	16 mm
October	26.5	248 h	12 °C	15 mm
November	23.0	200 h	4 °C	16 mm
December	17.0	137 h	-5 °C	15 mm

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Technical details of Med - Lake Balkhash spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Additional stations

Balkhash Airport Airport7.3 km

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Ogimet - Balhash (Kazakhstan)8.1 km

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Med - Lake Balkhash kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot