Best time to fly a kite in Blackpool

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Blackpool is March (kite score 85/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January10.9 mph20.0 mph4.1 mm4°C770EH…
February11.5 mph21.3 mph3.7 mm6°C970EH…
March10.5 mph19.8 mph2.8 mm8°C1085YES
April10.2 mph19.5 mph2.4 mm10°C1085YES
May8.4 mph16.8 mph2.5 mm13°C785YES
June10.3 mph20.3 mph4.2 mm15°C870EH…
July8.5 mph17.2 mph2.2 mm17°C885YES
August10.4 mph19.6 mph3.2 mm16°C970EH…
September9.8 mph18.3 mph5.2 mm14°C770EH…
October10.9 mph19.9 mph3.7 mm12°C870EH…
November10.4 mph19.0 mph4.8 mm8°C570EH…
December12.9 mph23.5 mph4.9 mm7°C870EH…

"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 March is the pick

In March the average wind in Blackpool is 10.5 mph with gusts to 19.8 mph, average daily rain is 2.8 mm and the average temperature is 8°C. Roughly 10 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 Blackpool: 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 Blackpool right now before you pack the kite.

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