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Kimil Lake (Nizhnevartovsk) kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Russia · Khantys-Mansis

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 52 m 61.04 | 76.56

Overview

Kimil Lake is a kitesurfing spot near Nizhnevartovsk, in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Yugra), Western Siberia. This freshwater lake provides a water body for kitesurfing in this oil-producing region of Siberia.

The lake offers an open water body, calmer than the nearby Ob River. Shores are partly sandy. The spot is relatively sheltered from currents compared to river spots.

Season is short, June to early September. Water warms up in summer (15-21°C). Winds are variable. Wetsuit recommended. Spot suited for beginners and intermediates thanks to calm lake conditions.

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Spot forecast for Kimil Lake (Nizhnevartovsk)

Sunrise 06:48 · Sunset 16:28

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

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Kimil Lake (Nizhnevartovsk): 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

364h

in April · 28 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, September and May, at 28 rideable days and 7 °C. The low point is August, at 19 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 23 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days28 d A May: 27 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days19 d A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 25.5 rideable days N December: 23 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 23 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days28 d A May: 27 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days19 d A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 25.5 rideable days N December: 23 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -14 °C. The wettest month is July, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Kimil Lake (Nizhnevartovsk)
Monthly averages — Kimil Lake (Nizhnevartovsk) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.5 200 h -14 °C 48 mm
February 23.0 226 h -13 °C 25 mm
March 26.0 293 h -5 °C 44 mm
April 28.0 364 h 0 °C 60 mm
May 27.0 391 h 7 °C 67 mm
June 26.5 311 h 21 °C 71 mm
July 25.0 331 h 22 °C 87 mm
August 19.0 245 h 19 °C 73 mm
September 27.5 306 h 13 °C 52 mm
October 25.5 242 h 3 °C 38 mm
November 25.5 216 h -6 °C 49 mm
December 23.0 155 h -13 °C 37 mm

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Technical details of Kimil Lake (Nizhnevartovsk) 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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