Best time to fly a kite in Arusha

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Arusha is September (kite score 100/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January3.6 mph9.8 mph4.4 mm21°C030NOPE
February4.0 mph10.5 mph3.2 mm22°C030NOPE
March5.0 mph12.1 mph9.9 mm21°C146NOPE
April5.7 mph12.9 mph8.5 mm20°C053EH…
May6.6 mph13.9 mph3.5 mm19°C267EH…
June7.1 mph14.6 mph1.6 mm18°C385YES
July7.3 mph15.0 mph0.6 mm18°C891YES
August8.0 mph16.6 mph1.0 mm18°C13100YES
September8.3 mph17.5 mph0.6 mm20°C17100YES
October8.0 mph17.2 mph1.6 mm21°C1485YES
November6.6 mph15.0 mph4.7 mm21°C863EH…
December3.9 mph10.1 mph7.1 mm21°C030NOPE

"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).

Why September is the pick

In September the average wind in Arusha is 8.3 mph with gusts to 17.5 mph, average daily rain is 0.6 mm and the average temperature is 20°C. Roughly 17 days in the month fall in the ideal kite window (wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph, dry).

How this score works

The monthly kite score reuses the same scoring as the live forecast for Arusha: wind is 45% of the score, gusts 25%, rain 20% and temperature 10%. 80+ is a YES month, 50–79 is EH…, under 50 is a NOPE.

Check today before you go

Averages tell you the odds, not the forecast. Check the live wind in Arusha right now before you pack the kite.

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