Lake Calhoun

Minneapolis • United States (USA) flag United States (USA) • Minnesota
50 windy days
/ year
Water type
lake
Beach type
sand, rocks, grass, mud, mix
Crowd
—
Rider level
intermediate, expert
Tide dependent
—
Waves
flat

Overview

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Due to crowds and the lake size, kitesurfing is not allowed on this lake except during winter.
Otherwise a nice small lake with few kite spots with a nice local crowd.

Wind

Gusty wind in summer, better in the winter.

Dangers

Crowd, sailing boats and swimmers.

It is your responsibility to check whether kitesurfing is allowed at the spot; you might need a 'special permit' or membership from a local kite organization, etc. Local rules can change. Respect others - kiters or not; kite safely and enjoy the wind!

Amenities

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  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Supermarket
  • Accommodation

Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
20000
31000
61000
72000
51000
51000
20000
20000
41000
61000
51000
31000
Dominant wind direction
wind 306º
wind 311º
wind 314º
wind 313º
wind 222º
wind 180º
wind 187º
wind 180º
wind 182º
wind 313º
wind 315º
wind 310º
Avg. wind (kt)
6
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
6
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1314–
1215–
1214–
1316–
1214–
1215–
1212–
12––
1214–
1215–
1214–
1215–
Kite season
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
-4º -13º
-3º -13º
6º -4º
12º 2º
21º 10º
27º 16º
29º 18º
27º 17º
24º 14º
16º 7º
6º -1º
-1º -9º
Water temperature
0º
0º
0º
4º
12º
19º
22º
21º
18º
12º
4º
0º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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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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