強風シーズン — 世界の月ごとのガイド
名前のついた風がほぼ毎日午後に吹きます。セーリングやカイトには最高ですが、カフェのテラス席には不向きです。
SeasonMapの144か所の旅行先を、各月の中で快適スコア順に並べています — 大事なのは、その季節がどこで見られるかだけでなく、その間の天気が旅に値するかどうかだからです。
見られる時期
1月の強風シーズン
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 グアテマラThe Xocomil · 1月1日〜12月31日Warm Pacific air meeting cold air off the highlands raises the Xocomil across Atitlán from late morning most days, hard enough to turn a boat over.95
- モンテベルデ 🇨🇷 コスタリカThe windy months · 12月1日〜2月28日(例年)The trade winds come over the continental divide hard enough to lean on, carrying cloud with them even on a dry day.89
- アティトラン湖 🇬🇹 グアテマラXocomil on the lake · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The xocomil gets up over the water around midday and turns the crossings into a soaking.89
- リューデリッツ 🇳🇦 ナミビアWind season · 8月1日〜3月31日(例年)A near-constant south wind blows across the lagoon west of town from August to March, regularly gusting 20 to 40 knots.89
- ポート・エリザベス 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The windy months · 9月1日〜2月28日(例年)The city earned its nickname honestly, and spring into summer is when it blows hardest.88
- プエルト・マドリン 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンPatagonian wind season · 10月1日〜2月28日(例年)The westerlies blow hardest through spring and summer, which decides whether the boats sail out of Piramides on a given morning and how much dust is on the road to the peninsula.87
- ボア・ヴィスタ島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly blows hardest through the winter half of the year.87
- ケープタウン 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The south-easter · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)The summer wind that runs the city, laying a cloth of cloud over Table Mountain and shutting the cableway for days at a time.86
- サル島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly is at its most dependable through the northern winter, which is what built Santa Maria's kite and windsurf trade.86
- ステレンボッシュ 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The summer south-easter · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)The wind that runs Cape Town reaches the valley too, blunted by the mountains but still enough to move an outdoor tasting indoors after lunch.83
- パース 🇦🇺 オーストラリアThe Fremantle Doctor · 11月1日〜3月31日The sea breeze comes in most summer afternoons and takes the edge off a hot day within an hour.82
- オルボクス島 🇲🇽 メキシコNortes season · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts drop down the Gulf every few weeks through winter and each brings a day or two of hard north wind.82
- 墾丁国家公園 🇹🇼 中華民国Luoshanfeng, the downslope wind · 10月1日〜4月15日(例年)The northeast monsoon pours over the mountain range and hits the peninsula at close to typhoon strength on the worst days.82
- カンクン 🇲🇽 メキシコThe nortes · 11月1日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts push down the Gulf every couple of weeks through the winter and bring two or three grey, blustery days with a chopped-up sea and the ferries to Isla running rough.81
- プンタ・アレーナス 🇨🇱 チリThe wind season · 10月1日〜3月1日(例年)The westerlies peak with the southern summer and the city keeps ropes strung along the exposed street corners for people to hold.81
- 大理市 🇨🇳 中華人民共和国The Xiaguan wind · 12月1日〜4月15日(例年)One of Dali's four old set pieces, and the least romantic: the gap at Xiaguan funnels a hard, dry wind up the lake through winter and spring.79
- バカラル 🇲🇽 メキシコNortes season · 11月1日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts push down the Gulf every week or two and arrive here as two or three grey, blustery days.79
- ムイネー 🇻🇳 ベトナムKite and windsurf season · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The northeast wind blows most afternoons and this is where Asia's kite crowd spends its winter.78
- マルガリータ島 🇻🇪 ベネズエラWind season at El Yaque · 1月1日〜8月31日(例年)The trade winds funnel across the flat, waist-deep bay on the island's south side almost every afternoon for most of the year, which is what put this village on the windsurfing map.78
- シャーロット・アマリー アメリカ領ヴァージン諸島Christmas winds · 12月15日〜3月15日(例年)The trades stiffen from around Christmas into March.77
- サン・フアン・デル・スル 🇳🇮 ニカラグアPapagayo offshore winds · 12月1日〜4月15日(例年)Wind funnelling across Lake Nicaragua blows hard offshore through the dry season, grooming the waves into clean, hollow shapes.77
- バランキージャ 🇨🇴 コロンビアBrisas of the dry months · 12月1日〜3月31日(例年)The trade winds come hard off the Caribbean from December, which is what makes the dry months bearable and the kite beaches west of the city work.76
- 宮古島 🇯🇵 日本Winter north winds · 11月15日〜3月5日(例年)From late autumn a steady north wind makes north-facing beaches rough and feels colder than the sun suggests.75
- カルタヘナ 🇨🇴 コロンビアTrade wind season · 12月15日〜4月15日(例年)A steady breeze off the sea holds the humidity down and makes the walled town walkable in the middle of the day.74
- マルセイユ 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)Three days at a time of hard, cold, clean wind, most often between December and April.73
…1月はほか45か所。
2月の強風シーズン
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 グアテマラThe Xocomil · 1月1日〜12月31日Warm Pacific air meeting cold air off the highlands raises the Xocomil across Atitlán from late morning most days, hard enough to turn a boat over.94
- リューデリッツ 🇳🇦 ナミビアWind season · 8月1日〜3月31日(例年)A near-constant south wind blows across the lagoon west of town from August to March, regularly gusting 20 to 40 knots.90
- プエルト・マドリン 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンPatagonian wind season · 10月1日〜2月28日(例年)The westerlies blow hardest through spring and summer, which decides whether the boats sail out of Piramides on a given morning and how much dust is on the road to the peninsula.89
- ケープタウン 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The south-easter · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)The summer wind that runs the city, laying a cloth of cloud over Table Mountain and shutting the cableway for days at a time.88
- モンテベルデ 🇨🇷 コスタリカThe windy months · 12月1日〜2月28日(例年)The trade winds come over the continental divide hard enough to lean on, carrying cloud with them even on a dry day.88
- ポート・エリザベス 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The windy months · 9月1日〜2月28日(例年)The city earned its nickname honestly, and spring into summer is when it blows hardest.88
- 墾丁国家公園 🇹🇼 中華民国Luoshanfeng, the downslope wind · 10月1日〜4月15日(例年)The northeast monsoon pours over the mountain range and hits the peninsula at close to typhoon strength on the worst days.88
- サル島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly is at its most dependable through the northern winter, which is what built Santa Maria's kite and windsurf trade.88
- アティトラン湖 🇬🇹 グアテマラXocomil on the lake · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The xocomil gets up over the water around midday and turns the crossings into a soaking.88
- ボア・ヴィスタ島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly blows hardest through the winter half of the year.88
- 大理市 🇨🇳 中華人民共和国The Xiaguan wind · 12月1日〜4月15日(例年)One of Dali's four old set pieces, and the least romantic: the gap at Xiaguan funnels a hard, dry wind up the lake through winter and spring.84
- ステレンボッシュ 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The summer south-easter · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)The wind that runs Cape Town reaches the valley too, blunted by the mountains but still enough to move an outdoor tasting indoors after lunch.84
- カンクン 🇲🇽 メキシコThe nortes · 11月1日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts push down the Gulf every couple of weeks through the winter and bring two or three grey, blustery days with a chopped-up sea and the ferries to Isla running rough.82
- パース 🇦🇺 オーストラリアThe Fremantle Doctor · 11月1日〜3月31日The sea breeze comes in most summer afternoons and takes the edge off a hot day within an hour.82
- オルボクス島 🇲🇽 メキシコNortes season · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts drop down the Gulf every few weeks through winter and each brings a day or two of hard north wind.82
- 宮古島 🇯🇵 日本Winter north winds · 11月15日〜3月5日(例年)From late autumn a steady north wind makes north-facing beaches rough and feels colder than the sun suggests.81
- ムイネー 🇻🇳 ベトナムKite and windsurf season · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The northeast wind blows most afternoons and this is where Asia's kite crowd spends its winter.80
- バカラル 🇲🇽 メキシコNortes season · 11月1日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts push down the Gulf every week or two and arrive here as two or three grey, blustery days.80
- プンタ・アレーナス 🇨🇱 チリThe wind season · 10月1日〜3月1日(例年)The westerlies peak with the southern summer and the city keeps ropes strung along the exposed street corners for people to hold.79
- マルガリータ島 🇻🇪 ベネズエラWind season at El Yaque · 1月1日〜8月31日(例年)The trade winds funnel across the flat, waist-deep bay on the island's south side almost every afternoon for most of the year, which is what put this village on the windsurfing map.79
- メノルカ島 🇪🇸 スペインThe tramuntana · 11月1日〜3月31日(例年)The north wind runs for days at a stretch in winter.79
- オルビア 🇮🇹 イタリアMaestrale · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The northwesterly arrives hardest in the cold half of the year and can cancel the Corsica and mainland ferries for a day.78
- バランキージャ 🇨🇴 コロンビアBrisas of the dry months · 12月1日〜3月31日(例年)The trade winds come hard off the Caribbean from December, which is what makes the dry months bearable and the kite beaches west of the city work.78
- シャーロット・アマリー アメリカ領ヴァージン諸島Christmas winds · 12月15日〜3月15日(例年)The trades stiffen from around Christmas into March.78
- マルセイユ 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)Three days at a time of hard, cold, clean wind, most often between December and April.77
…2月はほか43か所。
3月の強風シーズン
- ダハブ 🇪🇬 エジプトThe gulf wind · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly funnels down the narrow gulf most afternoons from spring into autumn.93
- 大理市 🇨🇳 中華人民共和国The Xiaguan wind · 12月1日〜4月15日(例年)One of Dali's four old set pieces, and the least romantic: the gap at Xiaguan funnels a hard, dry wind up the lake through winter and spring.91
- ボア・ヴィスタ島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly blows hardest through the winter half of the year.91
- フルガダ 🇪🇬 エジプトThe kite and windsurf season · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly runs down the coast most afternoons from spring to autumn and the flat water south of town is the reason half the visitors are here.90
- エル・グウナ 🇪🇬 エジプトKite season on the lagoon · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly gets up most afternoons through the warm half of the year, which is the whole reason the kite schools are here.90
- サル島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly is at its most dependable through the northern winter, which is what built Santa Maria's kite and windsurf trade.90
- リューデリッツ 🇳🇦 ナミビアWind season · 8月1日〜3月31日(例年)A near-constant south wind blows across the lagoon west of town from August to March, regularly gusting 20 to 40 knots.90
- ダフラ 西サハラTrade-wind kite season · 3月15日〜9月30日(例年)The reliable northerly blows most afternoons across the flat water inside the lagoon, which is the entire reason the camps exist.90
- シャルム・エル・シェイク 🇪🇬 エジプトThe gulf wind · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly funnels down the gulf most afternoons, which is why the flats at Nabq are full of kites and why the dive boats cross to Tiran early and come back before it builds.89
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 グアテマラThe Xocomil · 1月1日〜12月31日Warm Pacific air meeting cold air off the highlands raises the Xocomil across Atitlán from late morning most days, hard enough to turn a boat over.86
- パース 🇦🇺 オーストラリアThe Fremantle Doctor · 11月1日〜3月31日The sea breeze comes in most summer afternoons and takes the edge off a hot day within an hour.85
- 墾丁国家公園 🇹🇼 中華民国Luoshanfeng, the downslope wind · 10月1日〜4月15日(例年)The northeast monsoon pours over the mountain range and hits the peninsula at close to typhoon strength on the worst days.84
- オルビア 🇮🇹 イタリアMaestrale · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The northwesterly arrives hardest in the cold half of the year and can cancel the Corsica and mainland ferries for a day.83
- メノルカ島 🇪🇸 スペインThe tramuntana · 11月1日〜3月31日(例年)The north wind runs for days at a stretch in winter.83
- アルゲーロ 🇮🇹 イタリアThe maestrale · 10月15日〜5月15日(例年)The northwesterly comes straight at this coast for most of the cold half of the year.82
- ボニファシオ 🇫🇷 フランスThe libeccio and the strait · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The strait funnels wind hard enough to cancel the Sardinia crossings and the island excursions, most often between November and May.82
- スプリト 🇭🇷 クロアチアBura season · 11月15日〜3月15日(例年)The dry northeasterly comes off the Dinarics in gales that shut the catamarans and sometimes the coast road.81
- マルセイユ 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)Three days at a time of hard, cold, clean wind, most often between December and April.81
- アティトラン湖 🇬🇹 グアテマラXocomil on the lake · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The xocomil gets up over the water around midday and turns the crossings into a soaking.81
- マルガリータ島 🇻🇪 ベネズエラWind season at El Yaque · 1月1日〜8月31日(例年)The trade winds funnel across the flat, waist-deep bay on the island's south side almost every afternoon for most of the year, which is what put this village on the windsurfing map.80
- 宮古島 🇯🇵 日本Winter north winds · 11月15日〜3月5日(例年)From late autumn a steady north wind makes north-facing beaches rough and feels colder than the sun suggests.80
- ジローナ 🇪🇸 スペインThe tramuntana · 11月1日〜3月31日(例年)The north wind funnels down off the Pyrenees for days at a time in winter, which is why the sky is so clear and why nobody sits outside while it blows.80
- エクス=アン=プロヴァンス 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)The valley wind comes down for two or three days at a time, hardest between December and April.79
- テッサロニキ 🇬🇷 ギリシャThe vardaris · 11月15日〜3月15日(例年)A cold north wind funnels down the Axios valley into the gulf in winter, clears the air and takes several degrees off whatever the thermometer says on the waterfront.78
- アヴィニョン 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)The Rhone valley funnels the wind straight past the ramparts, hardest from December to April.78
…3月はほか35か所。
4月の強風シーズン
- エッサウィラ 🇲🇦 モロッコThe alizes · 4月1日〜9月30日(例年)The north-easterly blows almost every afternoon through summer, which made the town a windsurf capital and makes lying on the beach a losing argument.96
- 大理市 🇨🇳 中華人民共和国The Xiaguan wind · 12月1日〜4月15日(例年)One of Dali's four old set pieces, and the least romantic: the gap at Xiaguan funnels a hard, dry wind up the lake through winter and spring.93
- オルビア 🇮🇹 イタリアMaestrale · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The northwesterly arrives hardest in the cold half of the year and can cancel the Corsica and mainland ferries for a day.89
- ボア・ヴィスタ島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly blows hardest through the winter half of the year.89
- ダフラ 西サハラTrade-wind kite season · 3月15日〜9月30日(例年)The reliable northerly blows most afternoons across the flat water inside the lagoon, which is the entire reason the camps exist.89
- バクー 🇦🇿 アゼルバイジャンKhazri wind · 10月15日〜4月15日(例年)The city is named for its wind, and the northerly khazri is at its hardest in the cold half of the year: it clears the air, strips the boulevard and makes the cold feel like a different number.88
- アルゲーロ 🇮🇹 イタリアThe maestrale · 10月15日〜5月15日(例年)The northwesterly comes straight at this coast for most of the cold half of the year.88
- ボニファシオ 🇫🇷 フランスThe libeccio and the strait · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The strait funnels wind hard enough to cancel the Sardinia crossings and the island excursions, most often between November and May.88
- サル島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly is at its most dependable through the northern winter, which is what built Santa Maria's kite and windsurf trade.88
- マルセイユ 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)Three days at a time of hard, cold, clean wind, most often between December and April.87
- ザダル 🇭🇷 クロアチアBura · 10月15日〜4月15日The northeasterly comes down off the Velebit in gusts strong enough to close the Maslenica bridge and the A1 to high-sided vehicles, and it cancels the island boats.87
- アヴィニョン 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)The Rhone valley funnels the wind straight past the ramparts, hardest from December to April.86
- エクス=アン=プロヴァンス 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)The valley wind comes down for two or three days at a time, hardest between December and April.86
- トゥールーズ 🇫🇷 フランスVent d'autan · 9月15日〜4月30日(例年)A warm southeasterly that funnels between the Montagne Noire and the Pyrenees and can blow for two or three days without pause.85
- モンペリエ 🇫🇷 フランスTramontane · 10月1日〜4月30日The northwesterly funnels down between the Massif Central and the Pyrenees and can blow for three days at a stretch.85
- トリエステ 🇮🇹 イタリアBora · 10月1日〜4月30日The cold northeasterly falls off the Karst plateau straight onto the city and the strongest days come with ropes strung along the streets to hold on to.84
- シルミオーネ 🇮🇹 イタリアPeler and ora · 4月1日〜9月30日(例年)Garda runs on two daily winds: the peler down the lake from the north in the early morning, the ora back up it from around midday.84
- フルガダ 🇪🇬 エジプトThe kite and windsurf season · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly runs down the coast most afternoons from spring to autumn and the flat water south of town is the reason half the visitors are here.83
- エル・グウナ 🇪🇬 エジプトKite season on the lagoon · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly gets up most afternoons through the warm half of the year, which is the whole reason the kite schools are here.82
- ダハブ 🇪🇬 エジプトThe gulf wind · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly funnels down the narrow gulf most afternoons from spring into autumn.82
- ジョシュア・ツリー国立公園 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Spring wind season · 3月1日〜6月15日(例年)Afternoon wind funnels in through the pass at the west end all spring, pulling tents out of the ground at Jumbo Rocks and sandblasting anything belayed in the open.81
- シャルム・エル・シェイク 🇪🇬 エジプトThe gulf wind · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly funnels down the gulf most afternoons, which is why the flats at Nabq are full of kites and why the dive boats cross to Tiran early and come back before it builds.81
- ミュンヘン 🇩🇪 ドイツFoehn wind · 9月1日〜5月31日(例年)A few times a season the warm downslope wind clears the air until the Alps stand on the horizon eighty kilometres away.79
- マルガリータ島 🇻🇪 ベネズエラWind season at El Yaque · 1月1日〜8月31日(例年)The trade winds funnel across the flat, waist-deep bay on the island's south side almost every afternoon for most of the year, which is what put this village on the windsurfing map.78
- インスブルック 🇦🇹 オーストリアFoehn wind · 10月1日〜5月31日(例年)The valley is the textbook case: a dry downslope wind that arrives warm, strips the snow off the lower slopes in a day and turns the approach into the airport into the roughest in the Alps.77
…4月はほか17か所。
5月の強風シーズン
- ラス・パルマス・デ・グラン・カナリア 🇪🇸 スペインTrade winds and the north cloud · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow along the north coast all summer and drag low cloud, the panza de burro, over the city while the south of the island stays clear.95
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The summer north wind fills in after midday and blows sand down the whole strand.95
- チェシュメ 🇹🇷 トルコAlacati windsurfing season · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The meltemi funnels into Alacati bay most afternoons and the water stays waist-deep for hundreds of metres, which is why every beginner in Turkey learns here.95
- ランサローテ島 🇪🇸 スペインTrade wind season · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow hardest through summer, which is why Famara is a surf and kite beach and why a still day on the east coast is worth using while you have it.94
- カディス 🇪🇸 スペインThe levante · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The easterly can blow for three or four days without pause, which strips the beaches and is exactly why the kitesurfers are down at Tarifa.94
- タンジェ 🇲🇦 モロッコThe eastern wind · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The levante funnels through the strait for days at a time, flattening the beach umbrellas and putting the fast ferries to Tarifa on hold.94
- エッサウィラ 🇲🇦 モロッコThe alizes · 4月1日〜9月30日(例年)The north-easterly blows almost every afternoon through summer, which made the town a windsurf capital and makes lying on the beach a losing argument.93
- アルゲーロ 🇮🇹 イタリアThe maestrale · 10月15日〜5月15日(例年)The northwesterly comes straight at this coast for most of the cold half of the year.93
- ボニファシオ 🇫🇷 フランスThe libeccio and the strait · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The strait funnels wind hard enough to cancel the Sardinia crossings and the island excursions, most often between November and May.93
- タリファ 🇪🇸 スペインLevante season · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The easterly funnels through the strait for days at a time and is why every kite and windsurf school in Spain is here.93
- ダトシャ 🇹🇷 トルコMeltemi season · 5月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind gets up most afternoons through the summer and the peninsula sticks out into it.93
- ジブラルタル ジブラルタルThe Levanter cloud · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)When the easterly blows, damp air piles against the Rock and a banner of cloud sits on the ridge for days.93
- フエルテベントゥラ島 🇪🇸 スペインTrade wind season · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow hardest through the summer, which is the whole reason the island is a windsurf destination and the reason a beach day here often means a windbreak.92
- スワコプムント 🇳🇦 ナミビアThe east wind · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)A few times each winter the wind swings round off the interior and the coast goes from cold and grey to hot and full of sand inside an hour.92
- アヴェイロ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The north wind gets up along this coast after lunch through the summer and holds until evening.91
- ペニシェ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The peninsula sticks far enough west that the summer north wind hits it hard from midday.90
- ダフラ 西サハラTrade-wind kite season · 3月15日〜9月30日(例年)The reliable northerly blows most afternoons across the flat water inside the lagoon, which is the entire reason the camps exist.88
- シルミオーネ 🇮🇹 イタリアPeler and ora · 4月1日〜9月30日(例年)Garda runs on two daily winds: the peler down the lake from the north in the early morning, the ora back up it from around midday.87
- マウイ島 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Trade wind and windsurf season · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The trades blow hardest through the summer, prevalent 80-95% of the time from May to September, and Hookipa on the north shore is where the sailors and kites go for it.86
- サル島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly is at its most dependable through the northern winter, which is what built Santa Maria's kite and windsurf trade.86
- カタベイ 🇲🇼 マラウイMwera winds · 5月1日〜8月31日(例年)The southeasterly mwera blows up the lake in the cool months, raising short steep waves; kayak and boat trips get called off on the worst days and swimming off the rocks is rougher.86
- ボア・ヴィスタ島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly blows hardest through the winter half of the year.86
- トゥリアラ 🇲🇬 マダガスカルTsio Katimo, the south wind · 4月1日〜11月15日(例年)Toliara is constantly swept by the Tsio Katimo, a steady south-easterly that also fills the kite schools at Ifaty and Anakao with 15 to 25 knots most afternoons from around April to November.85
- メンドーサ 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンZonda wind · 5月1日〜10月31日(例年)A dry wind off the Andes that arrives as a wall of dust, takes the temperature up sharply within the hour and puts the province on alert.84
- エアリービーチ 🇦🇺 オーストラリアSailing season and the trades · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The south-easterly trades blow hardest through the middle of the year, which is exactly what the bareboat fleet is here for.82
…5月はほか23か所。
6月の強風シーズン
- アヴェイロ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The north wind gets up along this coast after lunch through the summer and holds until evening.94
- カスカイス 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why Guincho belongs to kitesurfers and why the sheltered town beaches fill instead.94
- スワコプムント 🇳🇦 ナミビアThe east wind · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)A few times each winter the wind swings round off the interior and the coast goes from cold and grey to hot and full of sand inside an hour.94
- リスボン 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why the city works early and why the beach at Guincho is for kitesurfers rather than sunbathing.93
- ラス・パルマス・デ・グラン・カナリア 🇪🇸 スペインTrade winds and the north cloud · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow along the north coast all summer and drag low cloud, the panza de burro, over the city while the south of the island stays clear.93
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The summer north wind fills in after midday and blows sand down the whole strand.93
- タリファ 🇪🇸 スペインLevante season · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The easterly funnels through the strait for days at a time and is why every kite and windsurf school in Spain is here.93
- フエルテベントゥラ島 🇪🇸 スペインTrade wind season · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow hardest through the summer, which is the whole reason the island is a windsurf destination and the reason a beach day here often means a windbreak.92
- ペニシェ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The peninsula sticks far enough west that the summer north wind hits it hard from midday.92
- パラカス国立自然保護区 🇵🇪 ペルーThe paracas wind · 6月1日〜9月30日(例年)The wind the place is named for gets up in the afternoons and lifts sand off the desert across the bay, hardest in the cool months.92
- カディス 🇪🇸 スペインThe levante · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The easterly can blow for three or four days without pause, which strips the beaches and is exactly why the kitesurfers are down at Tarifa.91
- エリセイラ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind comes up most summer afternoons and chops the water, which is why the surf schools work the mornings and the town eats indoors at lunch.91
- ジブラルタル ジブラルタルThe Levanter cloud · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)When the easterly blows, damp air piles against the Rock and a banner of cloud sits on the ridge for days.91
- ポルト 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why Foz and Matosinhos feel ten degrees colder than the Ribeira and why the surf schools are where they are.90
- ランサローテ島 🇪🇸 スペインTrade wind season · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow hardest through summer, which is why Famara is a surf and kite beach and why a still day on the east coast is worth using while you have it.90
- エッサウィラ 🇲🇦 モロッコThe alizes · 4月1日〜9月30日(例年)The north-easterly blows almost every afternoon through summer, which made the town a windsurf capital and makes lying on the beach a losing argument.90
- タンジェ 🇲🇦 モロッコThe eastern wind · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The levante funnels through the strait for days at a time, flattening the beach umbrellas and putting the fast ferries to Tarifa on hold.90
- カタベイ 🇲🇼 マラウイMwera winds · 5月1日〜8月31日(例年)The southeasterly mwera blows up the lake in the cool months, raising short steep waves; kayak and boat trips get called off on the worst days and swimming off the rocks is rougher.90
- マラガ 🇪🇸 スペインThe terral · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)Instead of the sea breeze, a dry wind comes down off the mountains behind the city and sits for two or three days.88
- マウイ島 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Trade wind and windsurf season · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The trades blow hardest through the summer, prevalent 80-95% of the time from May to September, and Hookipa on the north shore is where the sailors and kites go for it.88
- エアリービーチ 🇦🇺 オーストラリアSailing season and the trades · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The south-easterly trades blow hardest through the middle of the year, which is exactly what the bareboat fleet is here for.88
- トゥリアラ 🇲🇬 マダガスカルTsio Katimo, the south wind · 4月1日〜11月15日(例年)Toliara is constantly swept by the Tsio Katimo, a steady south-easterly that also fills the kite schools at Ifaty and Anakao with 15 to 25 knots most afternoons from around April to November.88
- ダフラ 西サハラTrade-wind kite season · 3月15日〜9月30日(例年)The reliable northerly blows most afternoons across the flat water inside the lagoon, which is the entire reason the camps exist.88
- サンタ・クルス・デ・ラ・シエラ 🇧🇴 ボリビアSurazo season · 5月1日〜8月31日(例年)Cold air pushes up from the far south several times a winter and the lowland heat drops away in a few hours, taking grey drizzle with it.87
- サンタンデール 🇪🇸 スペインGalerna season · 6月1日〜9月30日(例年)The Cantabrian coast's own squall: a hot, still afternoon flips inside an hour to a north-westerly gale and a ten-degree drop.86
…6月はほか36か所。
7月の強風シーズン
- イカ 🇵🇪 ペルーParacas wind and sandstorms · 7月1日〜10月15日(例年)La paraca, a strong afternoon wind that lifts sand off the desert, is most frequent in the southern winter.96
- スワコプムント 🇳🇦 ナミビアThe east wind · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)A few times each winter the wind swings round off the interior and the coast goes from cold and grey to hot and full of sand inside an hour.95
- ポルト 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why Foz and Matosinhos feel ten degrees colder than the Ribeira and why the surf schools are where they are.94
- ペニシェ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The peninsula sticks far enough west that the summer north wind hits it hard from midday.93
- エリセイラ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind comes up most summer afternoons and chops the water, which is why the surf schools work the mornings and the town eats indoors at lunch.93
- カタベイ 🇲🇼 マラウイMwera winds · 5月1日〜8月31日(例年)The southeasterly mwera blows up the lake in the cool months, raising short steep waves; kayak and boat trips get called off on the worst days and swimming off the rocks is rougher.93
- パラカス国立自然保護区 🇵🇪 ペルーThe paracas wind · 6月1日〜9月30日(例年)The wind the place is named for gets up in the afternoons and lifts sand off the desert across the bay, hardest in the cool months.92
- カスカイス 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why Guincho belongs to kitesurfers and why the sheltered town beaches fill instead.91
- トゥリアラ 🇲🇬 マダガスカルTsio Katimo, the south wind · 4月1日〜11月15日(例年)Toliara is constantly swept by the Tsio Katimo, a steady south-easterly that also fills the kite schools at Ifaty and Anakao with 15 to 25 knots most afternoons from around April to November.91
- フエルテベントゥラ島 🇪🇸 スペインTrade wind season · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow hardest through the summer, which is the whole reason the island is a windsurf destination and the reason a beach day here often means a windbreak.89
- ラス・パルマス・デ・グラン・カナリア 🇪🇸 スペインTrade winds and the north cloud · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow along the north coast all summer and drag low cloud, the panza de burro, over the city while the south of the island stays clear.89
- サンタンデール 🇪🇸 スペインGalerna season · 6月1日〜9月30日(例年)The Cantabrian coast's own squall: a hot, still afternoon flips inside an hour to a north-westerly gale and a ten-degree drop.89
- サンタ・クルス・デ・ラ・シエラ 🇧🇴 ボリビアSurazo season · 5月1日〜8月31日(例年)Cold air pushes up from the far south several times a winter and the lowland heat drops away in a few hours, taking grey drizzle with it.88
- アヴェイロ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The north wind gets up along this coast after lunch through the summer and holds until evening.88
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The summer north wind fills in after midday and blows sand down the whole strand.88
- リスボン 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why the city works early and why the beach at Guincho is for kitesurfers rather than sunbathing.87
- タリファ 🇪🇸 スペインLevante season · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The easterly funnels through the strait for days at a time and is why every kite and windsurf school in Spain is here.87
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 モーリシャスThe south-east trades · 5月15日〜10月31日(例年)The trade winds blow through the winter and the island reorganises around them.87
- ボゴタ 🇨🇴 コロンビアAugust wind and kites · 7月20日〜9月10日(例年)The dry weeks come with a steady wind that every child in the city answers with a kite; the Simon Bolivar park is full of them at weekends.86
- マウイ島 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Trade wind and windsurf season · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The trades blow hardest through the summer, prevalent 80-95% of the time from May to September, and Hookipa on the north shore is where the sailors and kites go for it.86
- ランサローテ島 🇪🇸 スペインTrade wind season · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow hardest through summer, which is why Famara is a surf and kite beach and why a still day on the east coast is worth using while you have it.86
- カディス 🇪🇸 スペインThe levante · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The easterly can blow for three or four days without pause, which strips the beaches and is exactly why the kitesurfers are down at Tarifa.86
- エアリービーチ 🇦🇺 オーストラリアSailing season and the trades · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The south-easterly trades blow hardest through the middle of the year, which is exactly what the bareboat fleet is here for.86
- ダフラ 西サハラTrade-wind kite season · 3月15日〜9月30日(例年)The reliable northerly blows most afternoons across the flat water inside the lagoon, which is the entire reason the camps exist.86
- エッサウィラ 🇲🇦 モロッコThe alizes · 4月1日〜9月30日(例年)The north-easterly blows almost every afternoon through summer, which made the town a windsurf capital and makes lying on the beach a losing argument.85
…7月はほか49か所。
8月の強風シーズン
- ポルト 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why Foz and Matosinhos feel ten degrees colder than the Ribeira and why the surf schools are where they are.95
- イカ 🇵🇪 ペルーParacas wind and sandstorms · 7月1日〜10月15日(例年)La paraca, a strong afternoon wind that lifts sand off the desert, is most frequent in the southern winter.95
- スワコプムント 🇳🇦 ナミビアThe east wind · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)A few times each winter the wind swings round off the interior and the coast goes from cold and grey to hot and full of sand inside an hour.95
- リューデリッツ 🇳🇦 ナミビアWind season · 8月1日〜3月31日(例年)A near-constant south wind blows across the lagoon west of town from August to March, regularly gusting 20 to 40 knots.95
- ペニシェ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The peninsula sticks far enough west that the summer north wind hits it hard from midday.94
- エリセイラ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind comes up most summer afternoons and chops the water, which is why the surf schools work the mornings and the town eats indoors at lunch.93
- エアリービーチ 🇦🇺 オーストラリアSailing season and the trades · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The south-easterly trades blow hardest through the middle of the year, which is exactly what the bareboat fleet is here for.93
- パラカス国立自然保護区 🇵🇪 ペルーThe paracas wind · 6月1日〜9月30日(例年)The wind the place is named for gets up in the afternoons and lifts sand off the desert across the bay, hardest in the cool months.92
- カタベイ 🇲🇼 マラウイMwera winds · 5月1日〜8月31日(例年)The southeasterly mwera blows up the lake in the cool months, raising short steep waves; kayak and boat trips get called off on the worst days and swimming off the rocks is rougher.91
- カスカイス 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why Guincho belongs to kitesurfers and why the sheltered town beaches fill instead.90
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 モーリシャスThe south-east trades · 5月15日〜10月31日(例年)The trade winds blow through the winter and the island reorganises around them.90
- トゥリアラ 🇲🇬 マダガスカルTsio Katimo, the south wind · 4月1日〜11月15日(例年)Toliara is constantly swept by the Tsio Katimo, a steady south-easterly that also fills the kite schools at Ifaty and Anakao with 15 to 25 knots most afternoons from around April to November.89
- ボゴタ 🇨🇴 コロンビアAugust wind and kites · 7月20日〜9月10日(例年)The dry weeks come with a steady wind that every child in the city answers with a kite; the Simon Bolivar park is full of them at weekends.88
- サンタンデール 🇪🇸 スペインGalerna season · 6月1日〜9月30日(例年)The Cantabrian coast's own squall: a hot, still afternoon flips inside an hour to a north-westerly gale and a ten-degree drop.88
- マウイ島 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Trade wind and windsurf season · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The trades blow hardest through the summer, prevalent 80-95% of the time from May to September, and Hookipa on the north shore is where the sailors and kites go for it.87
- ラス・パルマス・デ・グラン・カナリア 🇪🇸 スペインTrade winds and the north cloud · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow along the north coast all summer and drag low cloud, the panza de burro, over the city while the south of the island stays clear.87
- アヴェイロ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The north wind gets up along this coast after lunch through the summer and holds until evening.87
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The summer north wind fills in after midday and blows sand down the whole strand.87
- リスボン 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why the city works early and why the beach at Guincho is for kitesurfers rather than sunbathing.86
- メンドーサ 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンZonda wind · 5月1日〜10月31日(例年)A dry wind off the Andes that arrives as a wall of dust, takes the temperature up sharply within the hour and puts the province on alert.86
- フエルテベントゥラ島 🇪🇸 スペインTrade wind season · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow hardest through the summer, which is the whole reason the island is a windsurf destination and the reason a beach day here often means a windbreak.86
- アンツィラナナ 🇲🇬 マダガスカルVaratraza wind season · 4月1日〜11月30日(例年)The trade wind locals call varatraza blows almost daily, turning the Emerald Sea and Sakalava Bay into a kitesurfing spot; it is strongest from July to September, which also makes boat trips choppy.86
- ポルト・アレグレ 🇧🇷 ブラジルMinuano behind the fronts · 5月15日〜8月31日(例年)Cold fronts cross the state through winter and the southwest minuano follows each one: a clear, dry, hard wind for a day or two that empties the parks and puts a chop on the Guaiba.85
- ロドリゲス島 🇲🇺 モーリシャスThe trades blow hardest · 6月1日〜9月30日The south-easterlies run all year and stiffen through the southern winter, which is why the lagoon at Mourouk fills with kites.85
- ボラボラ島 🇵🇫 フランス領ポリネシアThe maramu trade wind · 6月1日〜9月15日(例年)The southeast maramu blows hardest through the dry months and chops the lagoon most afternoons.84
…8月はほか51か所。
9月の強風シーズン
- スワコプムント 🇳🇦 ナミビアThe east wind · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)A few times each winter the wind swings round off the interior and the coast goes from cold and grey to hot and full of sand inside an hour.96
- リューデリッツ 🇳🇦 ナミビアWind season · 8月1日〜3月31日(例年)A near-constant south wind blows across the lagoon west of town from August to March, regularly gusting 20 to 40 knots.95
- イカ 🇵🇪 ペルーParacas wind and sandstorms · 7月1日〜10月15日(例年)La paraca, a strong afternoon wind that lifts sand off the desert, is most frequent in the southern winter.94
- メンドーサ 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンZonda wind · 5月1日〜10月31日(例年)A dry wind off the Andes that arrives as a wall of dust, takes the temperature up sharply within the hour and puts the province on alert.94
- トゥールーズ 🇫🇷 フランスVent d'autan · 9月15日〜4月30日(例年)A warm southeasterly that funnels between the Montagne Noire and the Pyrenees and can blow for two or three days without pause.93
- パラカス国立自然保護区 🇵🇪 ペルーThe paracas wind · 6月1日〜9月30日(例年)The wind the place is named for gets up in the afternoons and lifts sand off the desert across the bay, hardest in the cool months.93
- ポルト 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why Foz and Matosinhos feel ten degrees colder than the Ribeira and why the surf schools are where they are.91
- ヌメア 🇳🇨 ニューカレドニアThe alizés blow hardest · 9月1日〜12月31日The south-east trades come in most afternoons from spring and turn the Anse Vata into one of the more reliable kite and windsurf spots anywhere.91
- ポート・エリザベス 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The windy months · 9月1日〜2月28日(例年)The city earned its nickname honestly, and spring into summer is when it blows hardest.91
- カスカイス 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why Guincho belongs to kitesurfers and why the sheltered town beaches fill instead.91
- ペニシェ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The peninsula sticks far enough west that the summer north wind hits it hard from midday.90
- エリセイラ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The north wind comes up most summer afternoons and chops the water, which is why the surf schools work the mornings and the town eats indoors at lunch.90
- リスボン 🇵🇹 ポルトガルThe nortada · 6月15日〜9月15日(例年)The Atlantic north wind gets up most summer afternoons, which is why the city works early and why the beach at Guincho is for kitesurfers rather than sunbathing.89
- ボゴタ 🇨🇴 コロンビアAugust wind and kites · 7月20日〜9月10日(例年)The dry weeks come with a steady wind that every child in the city answers with a kite; the Simon Bolivar park is full of them at weekends.89
- アヴェイロ 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The north wind gets up along this coast after lunch through the summer and holds until evening.89
- Costa da Caparica 🇵🇹 ポルトガルNortada afternoons · 5月1日〜9月30日The summer north wind fills in after midday and blows sand down the whole strand.89
- エアリービーチ 🇦🇺 オーストラリアSailing season and the trades · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The south-easterly trades blow hardest through the middle of the year, which is exactly what the bareboat fleet is here for.89
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 モーリシャスThe south-east trades · 5月15日〜10月31日(例年)The trade winds blow through the winter and the island reorganises around them.89
- カディス 🇪🇸 スペインThe levante · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The easterly can blow for three or four days without pause, which strips the beaches and is exactly why the kitesurfers are down at Tarifa.88
- タリファ 🇪🇸 スペインLevante season · 5月15日〜9月30日(例年)The easterly funnels through the strait for days at a time and is why every kite and windsurf school in Spain is here.88
- マウイ島 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Trade wind and windsurf season · 5月1日〜9月30日(例年)The trades blow hardest through the summer, prevalent 80-95% of the time from May to September, and Hookipa on the north shore is where the sailors and kites go for it.87
- フエルテベントゥラ島 🇪🇸 スペインTrade wind season · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow hardest through the summer, which is the whole reason the island is a windsurf destination and the reason a beach day here often means a windbreak.87
- ラス・パルマス・デ・グラン・カナリア 🇪🇸 スペインTrade winds and the north cloud · 5月1日〜9月30日The alisios blow along the north coast all summer and drag low cloud, the panza de burro, over the city while the south of the island stays clear.87
- シルミオーネ 🇮🇹 イタリアPeler and ora · 4月1日〜9月30日(例年)Garda runs on two daily winds: the peler down the lake from the north in the early morning, the ora back up it from around midday.87
- サクラメント 🇺🇸 アメリカ合衆国Delta breeze · 6月1日〜9月15日Cool marine air pulled up from the bay through the delta most summer evenings, which is why a 38-degree afternoon here becomes a pleasant night.87
…9月はほか42か所。
10月の強風シーズン
- リューデリッツ 🇳🇦 ナミビアWind season · 8月1日〜3月31日(例年)A near-constant south wind blows across the lagoon west of town from August to March, regularly gusting 20 to 40 knots.96
- イカ 🇵🇪 ペルーParacas wind and sandstorms · 7月1日〜10月15日(例年)La paraca, a strong afternoon wind that lifts sand off the desert, is most frequent in the southern winter.92
- メンドーサ 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンZonda wind · 5月1日〜10月31日(例年)A dry wind off the Andes that arrives as a wall of dust, takes the temperature up sharply within the hour and puts the province on alert.92
- プエルト・マドリン 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンPatagonian wind season · 10月1日〜2月28日(例年)The westerlies blow hardest through spring and summer, which decides whether the boats sail out of Piramides on a given morning and how much dust is on the road to the peninsula.92
- ポート・エリザベス 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The windy months · 9月1日〜2月28日(例年)The city earned its nickname honestly, and spring into summer is when it blows hardest.92
- アルゲーロ 🇮🇹 イタリアThe maestrale · 10月15日〜5月15日(例年)The northwesterly comes straight at this coast for most of the cold half of the year.90
- バクー 🇦🇿 アゼルバイジャンKhazri wind · 10月15日〜4月15日(例年)The city is named for its wind, and the northerly khazri is at its hardest in the cold half of the year: it clears the air, strips the boulevard and makes the cold feel like a different number.87
- トゥールーズ 🇫🇷 フランスVent d'autan · 9月15日〜4月30日(例年)A warm southeasterly that funnels between the Montagne Noire and the Pyrenees and can blow for two or three days without pause.86
- ヌメア 🇳🇨 ニューカレドニアThe alizés blow hardest · 9月1日〜12月31日The south-east trades come in most afternoons from spring and turn the Anse Vata into one of the more reliable kite and windsurf spots anywhere.84
- ザダル 🇭🇷 クロアチアBura · 10月15日〜4月15日The northeasterly comes down off the Velebit in gusts strong enough to close the Maslenica bridge and the A1 to high-sided vehicles, and it cancels the island boats.84
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 モーリシャスThe south-east trades · 5月15日〜10月31日(例年)The trade winds blow through the winter and the island reorganises around them.84
- ウェリントン 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドSpring gales through the strait · 9月1日〜12月15日(例年)The wind funnels through Cook Strait all year and peaks in spring, when the airport's crosswind landings become a spectator sport and a southerly change takes the temperature with it.82
- クライストチャーチ 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドThe nor'west arch · 9月1日〜12月31日(例年)A foehn wind off the Alps arrives with a bar of cloud over the ranges and a hot dry gale in the city, most often in spring.81
- トゥリアラ 🇲🇬 マダガスカルTsio Katimo, the south wind · 4月1日〜11月15日(例年)Toliara is constantly swept by the Tsio Katimo, a steady south-easterly that also fills the kite schools at Ifaty and Anakao with 15 to 25 knots most afternoons from around April to November.80
- モンペリエ 🇫🇷 フランスTramontane · 10月1日〜4月30日The northwesterly funnels down between the Massif Central and the Pyrenees and can blow for three days at a stretch.79
- Pipa 🇧🇷 ブラジルTrade-wind season · 8月1日〜1月15日(例年)The alisios pick up from August and hold into the new year, which suits the kite and windsurf schools along this coast and makes the afternoon on an exposed beach hard work.79
- アンツィラナナ 🇲🇬 マダガスカルVaratraza wind season · 4月1日〜11月30日(例年)The trade wind locals call varatraza blows almost daily, turning the Emerald Sea and Sakalava Bay into a kitesurfing spot; it is strongest from July to September, which also makes boat trips choppy.79
- トリエステ 🇮🇹 イタリアBora · 10月1日〜4月30日The cold northeasterly falls off the Karst plateau straight onto the city and the strongest days come with ropes strung along the streets to hold on to.78
- フルガダ 🇪🇬 エジプトThe kite and windsurf season · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly runs down the coast most afternoons from spring to autumn and the flat water south of town is the reason half the visitors are here.77
- ダハブ 🇪🇬 エジプトThe gulf wind · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly funnels down the narrow gulf most afternoons from spring into autumn.77
- エル・グウナ 🇪🇬 エジプトKite season on the lagoon · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly gets up most afternoons through the warm half of the year, which is the whole reason the kite schools are here.76
- フォルタレザ 🇧🇷 ブラジルWind season on the Ceará coast · 7月1日〜12月31日(例年)The trade winds settle in for the second half of the year and turn the beaches either side of the city into one of the more reliable kite spots anywhere.75
- シャルム・エル・シェイク 🇪🇬 エジプトThe gulf wind · 3月15日〜10月15日(例年)The northerly funnels down the gulf most afternoons, which is why the flats at Nabq are full of kites and why the dive boats cross to Tiran early and come back before it builds.75
- ウェスト島 ココス諸島Trade wind season · 5月1日〜10月31日(例年)Southeast trade winds hold for about nine months of the year, but the steadiest stretch for kitesurfing across the lagoon runs May to October.75
- ミュンヘン 🇩🇪 ドイツFoehn wind · 9月1日〜5月31日(例年)A few times a season the warm downslope wind clears the air until the Alps stand on the horizon eighty kilometres away.73
…10月はほか10か所。
11月の強風シーズン
- ケープタウン 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The south-easter · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)The summer wind that runs the city, laying a cloth of cloud over Table Mountain and shutting the cableway for days at a time.95
- プエルト・マドリン 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンPatagonian wind season · 10月1日〜2月28日(例年)The westerlies blow hardest through spring and summer, which decides whether the boats sail out of Piramides on a given morning and how much dust is on the road to the peninsula.94
- ポート・エリザベス 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The windy months · 9月1日〜2月28日(例年)The city earned its nickname honestly, and spring into summer is when it blows hardest.94
- リューデリッツ 🇳🇦 ナミビアWind season · 8月1日〜3月31日(例年)A near-constant south wind blows across the lagoon west of town from August to March, regularly gusting 20 to 40 knots.94
- パース 🇦🇺 オーストラリアThe Fremantle Doctor · 11月1日〜3月31日The sea breeze comes in most summer afternoons and takes the edge off a hot day within an hour.92
- ステレンボッシュ 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The summer south-easter · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)The wind that runs Cape Town reaches the valley too, blunted by the mountains but still enough to move an outdoor tasting indoors after lunch.92
- クライストチャーチ 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドThe nor'west arch · 9月1日〜12月31日(例年)A foehn wind off the Alps arrives with a bar of cloud over the ranges and a hot dry gale in the city, most often in spring.85
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 グアテマラThe Xocomil · 1月1日〜12月31日Warm Pacific air meeting cold air off the highlands raises the Xocomil across Atitlán from late morning most days, hard enough to turn a boat over.85
- ウェリントン 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドSpring gales through the strait · 9月1日〜12月15日(例年)The wind funnels through Cook Strait all year and peaks in spring, when the airport's crosswind landings become a spectator sport and a southerly change takes the temperature with it.84
- ヌメア 🇳🇨 ニューカレドニアThe alizés blow hardest · 9月1日〜12月31日The south-east trades come in most afternoons from spring and turn the Anse Vata into one of the more reliable kite and windsurf spots anywhere.80
- アティトラン湖 🇬🇹 グアテマラXocomil on the lake · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The xocomil gets up over the water around midday and turns the crossings into a soaking.80
- オルビア 🇮🇹 イタリアMaestrale · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The northwesterly arrives hardest in the cold half of the year and can cancel the Corsica and mainland ferries for a day.78
- Pipa 🇧🇷 ブラジルTrade-wind season · 8月1日〜1月15日(例年)The alisios pick up from August and hold into the new year, which suits the kite and windsurf schools along this coast and makes the afternoon on an exposed beach hard work.78
- ジローナ 🇪🇸 スペインThe tramuntana · 11月1日〜3月31日(例年)The north wind funnels down off the Pyrenees for days at a time in winter, which is why the sky is so clear and why nobody sits outside while it blows.78
- メノルカ島 🇪🇸 スペインThe tramuntana · 11月1日〜3月31日(例年)The north wind runs for days at a stretch in winter.77
- サル島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly is at its most dependable through the northern winter, which is what built Santa Maria's kite and windsurf trade.77
- ボア・ヴィスタ島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly blows hardest through the winter half of the year.77
- プンタ・アレーナス 🇨🇱 チリThe wind season · 10月1日〜3月1日(例年)The westerlies peak with the southern summer and the city keeps ropes strung along the exposed street corners for people to hold.76
- ボニファシオ 🇫🇷 フランスThe libeccio and the strait · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The strait funnels wind hard enough to cancel the Sardinia crossings and the island excursions, most often between November and May.76
- トゥリアラ 🇲🇬 マダガスカルTsio Katimo, the south wind · 4月1日〜11月15日(例年)Toliara is constantly swept by the Tsio Katimo, a steady south-easterly that also fills the kite schools at Ifaty and Anakao with 15 to 25 knots most afternoons from around April to November.76
- アルゲーロ 🇮🇹 イタリアThe maestrale · 10月15日〜5月15日(例年)The northwesterly comes straight at this coast for most of the cold half of the year.75
- オルボクス島 🇲🇽 メキシコNortes season · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts drop down the Gulf every few weeks through winter and each brings a day or two of hard north wind.75
- イスタンブール 🇹🇷 トルコLodos and poyraz storm season · 11月15日〜3月15日(例年)The two winter winds take turns, and when either blows hard the Bosphorus ferries and the island boats are cancelled at short notice.74
- テッサロニキ 🇬🇷 ギリシャThe vardaris · 11月15日〜3月15日(例年)A cold north wind funnels down the Axios valley into the gulf in winter, clears the air and takes several degrees off whatever the thermometer says on the waterfront.74
- バクー 🇦🇿 アゼルバイジャンKhazri wind · 10月15日〜4月15日(例年)The city is named for its wind, and the northerly khazri is at its hardest in the cold half of the year: it clears the air, strips the boulevard and makes the cold feel like a different number.73
…11月はほか36か所。
12月の強風シーズン
- リューデリッツ 🇳🇦 ナミビアWind season · 8月1日〜3月31日(例年)A near-constant south wind blows across the lagoon west of town from August to March, regularly gusting 20 to 40 knots.92
- ケープタウン 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The south-easter · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)The summer wind that runs the city, laying a cloth of cloud over Table Mountain and shutting the cableway for days at a time.91
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 グアテマラThe Xocomil · 1月1日〜12月31日Warm Pacific air meeting cold air off the highlands raises the Xocomil across Atitlán from late morning most days, hard enough to turn a boat over.91
- ポート・エリザベス 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The windy months · 9月1日〜2月28日(例年)The city earned its nickname honestly, and spring into summer is when it blows hardest.91
- プエルト・マドリン 🇦🇷 アルゼンチンPatagonian wind season · 10月1日〜2月28日(例年)The westerlies blow hardest through spring and summer, which decides whether the boats sail out of Piramides on a given morning and how much dust is on the road to the peninsula.90
- クライストチャーチ 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドThe nor'west arch · 9月1日〜12月31日(例年)A foehn wind off the Alps arrives with a bar of cloud over the ranges and a hot dry gale in the city, most often in spring.89
- ステレンボッシュ 🇿🇦 南アフリカ共和国The summer south-easter · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)The wind that runs Cape Town reaches the valley too, blunted by the mountains but still enough to move an outdoor tasting indoors after lunch.89
- パース 🇦🇺 オーストラリアThe Fremantle Doctor · 11月1日〜3月31日The sea breeze comes in most summer afternoons and takes the edge off a hot day within an hour.87
- ウェリントン 🇳🇿 ニュージーランドSpring gales through the strait · 9月1日〜12月15日(例年)The wind funnels through Cook Strait all year and peaks in spring, when the airport's crosswind landings become a spectator sport and a southerly change takes the temperature with it.87
- アティトラン湖 🇬🇹 グアテマラXocomil on the lake · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The xocomil gets up over the water around midday and turns the crossings into a soaking.86
- モンテベルデ 🇨🇷 コスタリカThe windy months · 12月1日〜2月28日(例年)The trade winds come over the continental divide hard enough to lean on, carrying cloud with them even on a dry day.83
- ボア・ヴィスタ島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly blows hardest through the winter half of the year.83
- サル島 🇨🇻 カーボベルデTrade-wind season · 11月1日〜5月31日(例年)The north-easterly is at its most dependable through the northern winter, which is what built Santa Maria's kite and windsurf trade.82
- 大理市 🇨🇳 中華人民共和国The Xiaguan wind · 12月1日〜4月15日(例年)One of Dali's four old set pieces, and the least romantic: the gap at Xiaguan funnels a hard, dry wind up the lake through winter and spring.81
- 墾丁国家公園 🇹🇼 中華民国Luoshanfeng, the downslope wind · 10月1日〜4月15日(例年)The northeast monsoon pours over the mountain range and hits the peninsula at close to typhoon strength on the worst days.80
- プンタ・アレーナス 🇨🇱 チリThe wind season · 10月1日〜3月1日(例年)The westerlies peak with the southern summer and the city keeps ropes strung along the exposed street corners for people to hold.78
- オルボクス島 🇲🇽 メキシコNortes season · 11月15日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts drop down the Gulf every few weeks through winter and each brings a day or two of hard north wind.78
- カンクン 🇲🇽 メキシコThe nortes · 11月1日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts push down the Gulf every couple of weeks through the winter and bring two or three grey, blustery days with a chopped-up sea and the ferries to Isla running rough.77
- バカラル 🇲🇽 メキシコNortes season · 11月1日〜2月28日(例年)Cold fronts push down the Gulf every week or two and arrive here as two or three grey, blustery days.77
- Pipa 🇧🇷 ブラジルTrade-wind season · 8月1日〜1月15日(例年)The alisios pick up from August and hold into the new year, which suits the kite and windsurf schools along this coast and makes the afternoon on an exposed beach hard work.76
- メノルカ島 🇪🇸 スペインThe tramuntana · 11月1日〜3月31日(例年)The north wind runs for days at a stretch in winter.76
- オルビア 🇮🇹 イタリアMaestrale · 11月1日〜4月30日(例年)The northwesterly arrives hardest in the cold half of the year and can cancel the Corsica and mainland ferries for a day.75
- ジローナ 🇪🇸 スペインThe tramuntana · 11月1日〜3月31日(例年)The north wind funnels down off the Pyrenees for days at a time in winter, which is why the sky is so clear and why nobody sits outside while it blows.73
- シャーロット・アマリー アメリカ領ヴァージン諸島Christmas winds · 12月15日〜3月15日(例年)The trades stiffen from around Christmas into March.73
- マルセイユ 🇫🇷 フランスThe mistral · 12月1日〜4月30日(例年)Three days at a time of hard, cold, clean wind, most often between December and April.72
…12月はほか48か所。