Riohacha

Riohacha • Colombia flag Colombia
235 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
sand
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
0.4 m
Waves
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)*
2717300
2621200
3021100
2314000
168000
2012100
2519100
1710000
92000
61000
135000
2312000
Dominant wind direction
wind 93º
wind 90º
wind 37º
wind 36º
wind 95º
wind 96º
wind 93º
wind 92º
wind 91º
wind 93º
wind 92º
wind 93º
Avg. wind (kt)
14
14
14
12
10
12
13
11
8
7
10
13
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
151620
1515–
1415–
1415–
1315–
1416–
1516–
1415–
1214–
1215–
1315–
1415–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
33º 24º
33º 24º
34º 24º
34º 25º
34º 26º
34º 26º
35º 26º
35º 26º
33º 25º
32º 24º
32º 24º
32º 24º
Water temperature
25º
25º
25º
26º
27º
28º
27º
28º
29º
29º
28º
26º
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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