Karatas

Mercin • Turkey flag Turkey
144 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea, lagoon
Beach type
sand, pebble, mix
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
0.4 m
Waves
flat, small, medium

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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)*
1610310
128200
116310
84100
105100
123000
163000
174000
113000
72000
115200
138200
Dominant wind direction
wind 51º
wind 47º
wind 223º
wind 222º
wind 218º
wind 216º
wind 218º
wind 219º
wind 222º
wind 225º
wind 51º
wind 50º
Avg. wind (kt)
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
7
8
9
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
141620
1415–
141721
1315–
1315–
1215–
1113–
1214–
1215–
1115–
1316–
141618
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
16º 9º
16º 8º
18º 10º
22º 14º
25º 18º
28º 23º
31º 26º
32º 27º
30º 24º
27º 19º
23º 15º
18º 10º
Water temperature
18º
17º
17º
18º
21º
25º
27º
29º
28º
26º
23º
20º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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WavesOpen sea outside, flatter inside
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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