Best time to fly a kite in Bournemouth

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January11.5 mph22.7 mph4.3 mm6°C870EH…
February12.0 mph23.7 mph4.3 mm8°C970EH…
March10.1 mph20.5 mph1.9 mm8°C1285YES
April10.9 mph22.7 mph1.5 mm11°C11100YES
May8.6 mph18.8 mph1.9 mm14°C885YES
June9.7 mph21.0 mph1.5 mm17°C13100YES
July8.6 mph19.0 mph1.4 mm19°C10100YES
August9.8 mph20.0 mph1.6 mm18°C1785YES
September10.2 mph20.2 mph3.6 mm16°C1070EH…
October10.6 mph20.6 mph3.7 mm13°C1270EH…
November11.4 mph22.3 mph3.5 mm10°C1170EH…
December13.2 mph25.8 mph3.4 mm9°C1170EH…

"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 June is the pick

In June the average wind in Bournemouth is 9.7 mph with gusts to 21.0 mph, average daily rain is 1.5 mm and the average temperature is 17°C. Roughly 13 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 Bournemouth: 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 Bournemouth right now before you pack the kite.

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