Malindi

Malindi • Kenya flag Kenya
221 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
sand
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
3.3 m
Waves
small, medium, big

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
141000
132000
71000
1910100
3024400
3025700
3125500
3015100
267000
162000
20000
30000
Dominant wind direction
wind 79º
wind 81º
wind 176º
wind 185º
wind 188º
wind 188º
wind 185º
wind 178º
wind 174º
wind 172º
wind 174º
wind 53º
Avg. wind (kt)
10
10
9
12
16
17
16
14
13
11
8
8
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1214–
1214–
1214–
1416–
161720
171820
161721
1416–
1415–
1315–
11––
1212–
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Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
31º 25º
31º 25º
32º 25º
30º 25º
29º 25º
28º 24º
27º 23º
28º 23º
28º 23º
30º 24º
30º 24º
31º 25º
Water temperature
27º
27º
29º
29º
28º
27º
26º
25º
26º
26º
28º
28º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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