L’Horizon

L’Horizon

Ares • France flag France
196 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
3.9 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)*
1814841
149421
1711421
168311
189300
146100
178100
156100
148210
1612621
1813741
1913842
Dominant wind direction
wind 270º
wind 271º
wind 268º
wind 318º
wind 318º
wind 322º
wind 321º
wind 324º
wind 266º
wind 270º
wind 270º
wind 269º
Avg. wind (kt)
13
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
13
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
171922
161822
161822
141822
131619
1215–
1214–
1214–
141620
171822
171923
172023
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
11º 5º
13º 6º
15º 8º
17º 10º
20º 13º
24º 16º
25º 18º
26º 18º
23º 16º
21º 13º
15º 9º
13º 7º
Water temperature
12º
12º
12º
13º
16º
18º
21º
22º
20º
18º
16º
14º
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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