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Virmailanselkä kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Finland

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 77 m 61.39 | 25.46

Overview

Virmailanselkä is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Päijänne, the second largest lake in Finland, at 77 m altitude. This vast lake offers excellent flat water conditions for kitesurfing. Variable winds on the lake, often from the southwest. Suitable for intermediate riders. Large expanse of water allowing long runs. Fresh water. Wetsuit required. Snowkite possible in winter.

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Spot forecast for Virmailanselkä

Sunrise 08:14 · Sunset 17:51

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

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Virmailanselkä: 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

406h

in June · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 406 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is February, at 21 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days21 d F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 28.5 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days21 d F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 28.5 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is July, with 90 mm.

Monthly averages: Virmailanselkä
Monthly averages — Virmailanselkä — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.5 163 h -5 °C 40 mm
February 21.0 181 h -2 °C 44 mm
March 21.5 196 h 2 °C 32 mm
April 27.0 310 h 6 °C 44 mm
May 26.0 327 h 15 °C 31 mm
June 28.5 406 h 19 °C 80 mm
July 26.0 382 h 23 °C 90 mm
August 28.0 363 h 20 °C 64 mm
September 28.0 298 h 17 °C 78 mm
October 28.5 296 h 9 °C 46 mm
November 24.5 205 h 4 °C 72 mm
December 26.0 187 h 1 °C 76 mm

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Technical details of Virmailanselkä spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, 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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