Monte Verde

Ribeira Grande, São Miguel • Portugal flag Portugal
138 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
1.6 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)*
1710200
148200
1610200
179300
94000
62000
51000
40000
103000
125100
137200
1510310
Dominant wind direction
wind 184º
wind 221º
wind 314º
wind 218º
wind 186º
wind 6º
wind 48º
wind 45º
wind 48º
wind 223º
wind 42º
wind 223º
Avg. wind (kt)
11
10
11
11
9
9
8
7
9
10
10
11
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1416–
1416–
151721
151720
1316–
1416–
1316–
1216–
1316–
1417–
1417–
151721
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
17º 14º
17º 13º
17º 13º
18º 14º
19º 15º
22º 17º
24º 19º
25º 20º
24º 20º
22º 18º
20º 16º
18º 14º
Water temperature
17º
16º
16º
16º
18º
19º
22º
23º
23º
21º
19º
18º
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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