Overview

Störmthaler See is a lake located south of Leipzig in Saxony. This lake, formed from a former lignite mine, offers a modern body of water for kitesurfing. West and southwest winds dominate. The lake provides a flat water surface suited for beginners and intermediates. Störmthaler See is part of Leipzig's new lakeland landscape.

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Spot forecast for Stoermthaler See

Sunrise 07:42 · Sunset 18:07

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

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Stoermthaler See: 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

170h

in June · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to July, peaking in June: 19 rideable days a month and 170 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is March, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is September, with 80 mm.

Monthly averages: Stoermthaler See

Monthly averages — Stoermthaler See — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	156 h	5 °C	48 mm
February	15.0	120 h	8 °C	46 mm
March	10.5	91 h	12 °C	20 mm
April	15.0	117 h	16 °C	41 mm
May	16.0	109 h	19 °C	65 mm
June	20.5	170 h	24 °C	54 mm
July	19.5	162 h	25 °C	64 mm
August	15.0	120 h	26 °C	36 mm
September	15.0	139 h	21 °C	80 mm
October	15.5	120 h	14 °C	29 mm
November	12.5	88 h	8 °C	31 mm
December	10.5	80 h	5 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Stoermthaler See spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, E, S, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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DH8TOM-310.6 km

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