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Priozersk - Lake Balkhash kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Kazakhstan

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 341 m 45.99 | 73.72

Overview

Priozersk is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan. The town of Priozersk is on the northern shore of the lake. The body of water is flat and steppe winds blow regularly.

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Spot forecast for Priozersk - Lake Balkhash

Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 17:11

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

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Priozersk - 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

446h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 13 °C. It peaks in May, with 446 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 24 rideable days24 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 24 rideable days24 d D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 24 rideable days24 d J February: 27 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 24 rideable days24 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at -7 °C. The wettest month is March, with 31 mm.

Monthly averages: Priozersk - Lake Balkhash
Monthly averages — Priozersk - 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 24.0 236 h -5 °C 18 mm
February 27.0 291 h -7 °C 10 mm
March 29.0 301 h 2 °C 31 mm
April 28.0 343 h 16 °C 11 mm
May 31.0 446 h 24 °C 18 mm
June 30.0 408 h 31 °C 6 mm
July 30.5 420 h 30 °C 28 mm
August 31.0 408 h 29 °C 7 mm
September 28.5 348 h 20 °C 9 mm
October 28.0 307 h 11 °C 23 mm
November 26.0 245 h 4 °C 17 mm
December 24.0 207 h -3 °C 9 mm

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Technical details of Priozersk - Lake Balkhash spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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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