Merville Franceville

Merville-Franceville-Plage • France flag France
172 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
6.8 m
Waves
flat, small, medium

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
1611300
1611410
179310
147100
148000
84000
115000
116100
137100
179300
1812310
1713310
Dominant wind direction
wind 223º
wind 227º
wind 226º
wind 12º
wind 11º
wind 10º
wind 229º
wind 227º
wind 225º
wind 222º
wind 225º
wind 181º
Avg. wind (kt)
11
12
11
10
10
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
151720
161822
151822
1416–
1415–
1315–
1315–
1415–
1416–
151720
151721
161722
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
8º 3º
10º 4º
13º 5º
14º 6º
17º 10º
20º 13º
22º 15º
22º 15º
20º 13º
17º 11º
12º 7º
10º 5º
Water temperature
8º
8º
8º
10º
12º
15º
17º
19º
18º
16º
13º
10º
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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