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Ilmen kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Russia · Novgorod Oblast

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 17 m 58.34 | 31.16

Overview

Ilmen is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Ilmen in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia. This large historic lake offers a vast water body for kitesurfing. Lake Ilmen is one of the largest lakes in European Russia. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Ilmen

Sunrise 07:42 · Sunset 17:37

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

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Ilmen: 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

299h

in May · 27.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, April and January, at 27 rideable days and 7 °C. The low point is February, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 26 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d F March: 22 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 26 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d F March: 22 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is June, with 100 mm.

Monthly averages: Ilmen
Monthly averages — Ilmen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 26.0 201 h -4 °C 56 mm
February 19.5 158 h -3 °C 39 mm
March 22.0 219 h 5 °C 45 mm
April 27.0 300 h 10 °C 64 mm
May 27.5 299 h 16 °C 47 mm
June 25.5 348 h 21 °C 100 mm
July 25.0 322 h 25 °C 49 mm
August 24.0 245 h 21 °C 81 mm
September 23.5 254 h 19 °C 21 mm
October 21.0 207 h 9 °C 44 mm
November 25.0 210 h 3 °C 71 mm
December 26.0 204 h 0 °C 54 mm

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Technical details of Ilmen 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: Depending on conditions 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 SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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