Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kish, is 194 km away.

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About Jumeirah

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 32°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 139). The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 34°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually March and May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kish, is 194 km away. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dubai International Airport (DXB), direct.
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Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Jumeirah.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kish, is 194 km away.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 12 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: flat.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Jumeirah
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	11kn	offnot safe	flat
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	15kn	cross-off	flat
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	15kn	side-on	flat
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	8kn	cross-off	flat
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	14kn	side-on	flat
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 1 knot	6kn	offnot safe	flat
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	8kn	side-on	flat
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	10kn	side	flat
Mon 26Oct	25, poor	wind from the north, 12 knots	18kn	side	flat
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	12kn	offnot safe	flat
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

Jan1of 7
Feb1of 7
Mar2of 7
Apr1of 7
May2of 7
Jun1of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug0of 7
Sep0of 7
Oct0of 7
Nov0of 7
Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to DXB, then 35 min by road. About 19h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 8, cross-offshore. Water: flat.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 8, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to DXB, then 35 min by road. About 19h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £875–£1,765 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £660–£1,370
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £25–£40
Food £155–£290

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