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3 of the 4 destinations the atlas holds in China are in season in January.
The recorded main wind is the monsoon at 2 and a thermal sea breeze at 1. The highest modelled share of windy days in January is 73% at Hainan - Sanya; the share is known for 1 of the 3. 2 of them have a spot that takes beginners.
Showing all 3 destinations.
modelled windy
The modelled series at one of the destination's spots puts January at half its days or more with three or more hours over 12 knots. That share is enough on its own: a spot here may or may not also name January among its best months.
riders' months
A spot names January among its best months while the model reads under half. Both figures are drawn and neither is adjusted.
no series
No spot at the destination carries a usable modelled series, so the months are the ones riders and schools name.
1 destinations
A spot's modelled series reaches 50% of January days or more. That share is enough on its own: a destination here may or may not also have a spot naming January among its best months.
modelled windy
Asiathermal sea breeze
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 73%, Feb 53%, Jun 22%, Jul 24%, Aug 32%, Sep 22%, Oct 56%, Nov 80%, Dec 87%. No figure for Mar, Apr, May. In season: Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Photo by Ontheway Advice (CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Flickr)
2 destinations
In season on riders' months alone: no spot at these destinations carries a usable modelled series.
no series
Asiamonsoon
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Photo by Charlie fong (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
no series
Asiamonsoon
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Photo by Anna Frodesiak (CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Ordered by the modelled share of windy days in January where a spot carries a series (1 of 3 here); where a destination groups several spots, the share shown is the best of them, and the spot it was modelled at is printed under the figure on every card.
The China country guide covers visa, money, driving and the rules that apply everywhere in the country. Where to kitesurf in January lists the 245 destinations in season elsewhere this month.
China has three or more destinations in season in January, February, March, October, November and December.
Type the carrier you are flying: what it charges for a kite bag, and the year of the policy that says so.
Known for China:Hainan Airlines / China Southern / Air China (domestic + international carriers serving Haikou/Sanya)
Every carrier, with limits and what riders report at the counter →
