Top 12 of 26 kitesurfing destinations scored for August · ERA5 reanalysis 2015-2024 · updated monthly
August opens the season at Bulabog and closes it at Hel Peninsula. Of the 26 kitesurfing destinations in the dataset, 22 score 68 or better in August and 18 reach the prime band above 80, and the ten best places lean Europe, which takes 4 of them.
Sotavento leads on 99 at 87% windy days. Across the top ten the spread is Europe (4), South America (2), Africa (2), North America (1), Asia (1). The month is split across both hemispheres — 3 of the ten best are south of the equator — so the choice is as much about flight time as about score.
Ranked by score out of 100. Each strip shows all twelve months, so you can see whether August is the spot's peak or its shoulder.
1. Sotavento Fuerteventura, Spain
99
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Monthly score for Sotavento, January to December. August is highlighted.
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87%days with working wind
15 knmean daily max wind
23.5 °Csea temperature
24.1 °Cair temperature
Year-roundbest run of months
August is Sotavento's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 99. The wind is the reason: 87% of days reach working strength, averaging 15 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 23.5 °C with air at 24.1 °C — boardshorts. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
Monthly score for Cumbuco, January to December. August is highlighted.
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97%days with working wind
15 knmean daily max wind
27.4 °Csea temperature
26.7 °Cair temperature
Jun-Janbest run of months
August is Cumbuco's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 99. The wind is the reason: 97% of days reach working strength, averaging 15 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 27.4 °C with air at 26.7 °C — boardshorts, and shade between sessions. It is one of the drier months, at 9 mm.
Monthly score for Dakhla, January to December. August is highlighted.
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94%days with working wind
18 knmean daily max wind
22.2 °Csea temperature
23.6 °Cair temperature
Year-roundbest run of months
August is Dakhla's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 99. The wind is the reason: 94% of days reach working strength, averaging 18 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 22.2 °C with air at 23.6 °C — boardshorts.
Monthly score for Cape Hatteras, January to December. August is highlighted.
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78%days with working wind
16 knmean daily max wind
27.3 °Csea temperature
26.7 °Cair temperature
Year-roundbest run of months
August is Cape Hatteras's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 99. The wind is the reason: 78% of days reach working strength, averaging 16 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 27.3 °C with air at 26.7 °C — boardshorts, and shade between sessions.
Monthly score for Le Morne, January to December. August is highlighted.
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82%days with working wind
15 knmean daily max wind
24.4 °Csea temperature
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Year-roundbest run of months
August is Le Morne's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 99. The wind is the reason: 82% of days reach working strength, averaging 15 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 24.4 °C with air at 22.2 °C — boardshorts.
Monthly score for Rømø, January to December. August is highlighted.
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83%days with working wind
17 knmean daily max wind
19.1 °Csea temperature
17.8 °Cair temperature
Year-roundbest run of months
August is Rømø's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 98. The wind is the reason: 83% of days reach working strength, averaging 17 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 19.1 °C with air at 17.8 °C — a 3/2 shorty.
Monthly score for Prasonisi, January to December. August is highlighted.
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79%days with working wind
14 knmean daily max wind
27.6 °Csea temperature
27.5 °Cair temperature
Year-roundbest run of months
August is effectively as good as it gets at Prasonisi: 98, within 1 point of its best month (July, 99). The wind is the reason: 79% of days reach working strength, averaging 14 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 27.6 °C with air at 27.5 °C — boardshorts, and shade between sessions. It is one of the drier months, at 1 mm.
Monthly score for Alaçatı, January to December. August is highlighted.
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78%days with working wind
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25.1 °Csea temperature
27.2 °Cair temperature
Year-roundbest run of months
August is Alaçatı's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 98. The wind is the reason: 78% of days reach working strength, averaging 14 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 25.1 °C with air at 27.2 °C — boardshorts. It is one of the drier months, at 2 mm.
Monthly score for Jericoacoara, January to December. August is highlighted.
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96%days with working wind
15 knmean daily max wind
28.0 °Csea temperature
27.6 °Cair temperature
Jun-Janbest run of months
August is Jericoacoara's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 98. The wind is the reason: 96% of days reach working strength, averaging 15 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 28.0 °C with air at 27.6 °C — boardshorts, and shade between sessions. It is one of the drier months, at 6 mm.
Monthly score for Kalpitiya, January to December. August is highlighted.
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79%days with working wind
14 knmean daily max wind
28.6 °Csea temperature
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May-Sepbest run of months
August is Kalpitiya's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 98. The wind is the reason: 79% of days reach working strength, averaging 14 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 28.6 °C with air at 27.6 °C — boardshorts, and shade between sessions.
Monthly score for Essaouira, January to December. August is highlighted.
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88%days with working wind
17 knmean daily max wind
19.0 °Csea temperature
22.6 °Cair temperature
Year-roundbest run of months
August is Essaouira's strongest month of the year for kitesurfing, scoring 97. The wind is the reason: 88% of days reach working strength, averaging 17 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 19.0 °C with air at 22.6 °C — a 3/2 shorty.
Monthly score for Fehmarn, January to December. August is highlighted.
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67%days with working wind
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19.9 °Csea temperature
18.7 °Cair temperature
Year-roundbest run of months
Fehmarn works in August — 94 against a peak of 98 in July — so you are inside the season without being at the top of it. The wind is the reason: 67% of days reach working strength, averaging 14 kn, which is consistency rather than the occasional big day. The sea sits at 19.9 °C with air at 18.7 °C — a 3/2 shorty.
Sotavento, Spain scores highest in August at 99/100, based on ten years of ERA5 climatology scored for kitesurfing. Its best run of months is Year-round.
Where can I kitesurf in warm water in August?
Bulabog has the warmest sea among the spots that also score well in August — 29.8 °C, which is boardshorts, and shade between sessions, on a score of 80.
Is August a good month to kitesurf?
Yes — 18 destinations in the dataset reach the prime band (80+) in August, so you have real choice rather than one option.
These scores are climatology, not a forecast. They are computed from ten years of
ERA5 reanalysis (2015-2024) and answer which month and which spot to book — not
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