Kite with Jája

Kitesurfing in Westerland

1 kite spot or kite centre is mapped around Westerland (Germany) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 2 km in a straight line.

Show on the map 54.9078, 8.3057

Wind across the year

Windier months: October-March. The prevailing wind blows from the west-south-west (245°).

Values by month
relative to the windiest month
January100
February95
March90
April78
May77
June77
July74
August75
September83
October90
November92
December96

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), shown relative to the windiest month. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

  • Drachenhöhle

    Drachen (große Auswahl an Lenkdrachen), Windspiele, Jonglierartikel, Geschenkartikel und Ausgefallenes für Kopf und Hand für Groß und Klein

    Kite centre or school · Website · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-16:00; Sa 11:00-14:00 · OSM

Nearest airports

  • Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), Sylt: 2 km in a straight line
  • Esbjerg Airport (EBJ), Esbjerg: 71 km in a straight line

About Westerland: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Other places nearby

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026.