Lamu
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Kite
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A Swahili island in northern Kenya where miles of empty beach run south from Shela village. A huge sandbar stretches out for kilometres, giving excellent flat water about three hours either side of low tide, and small waves break far out on it at high tide. The north-east Kaskazi blows around December and January and the south-east Kusi from June to August; you often have the water to yourself.
Water
Flat water
Best season
Jun–Aug · Dec–Jan
Suited for
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Map
-2.3, 40.9
Source: se.kiteforum.com · checked 2026-09-25
Climate
Monthly averages in °C, 2016–2025: air as the daily high and low, water as the sea surface. The spot's best months are highlighted.
| Series | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air max. | 31° | 31° | 32° | 30° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° |
| Air min. | 26° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° |
| Water | 27° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° |
- Air: ERA5 / ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026
- Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Public domain). Sea surface temperature of the nearest 25 km grid cell with open water, 9 km from the spot