Best time to fly a kite in Brighton

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January12.2 mph23.0 mph3.9 mm5°C1070EH…
February12.4 mph23.5 mph4.0 mm8°C970EH…
March10.2 mph19.9 mph1.6 mm8°C1385YES
April11.1 mph21.9 mph1.4 mm11°C14100YES
May9.2 mph18.8 mph1.7 mm14°C1385YES
June10.6 mph21.4 mph1.7 mm16°C1485YES
July9.5 mph19.4 mph1.9 mm19°C1185YES
August10.0 mph19.7 mph2.0 mm18°C1485YES
September11.0 mph21.2 mph3.3 mm16°C870EH…
October11.1 mph21.1 mph4.3 mm13°C1170EH…
November12.1 mph23.0 mph3.3 mm9°C1170EH…
December13.9 mph26.1 mph3.1 mm8°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 April is the pick

In April the average wind in Brighton is 11.1 mph with gusts to 21.9 mph, average daily rain is 1.4 mm and the average temperature is 11°C. Roughly 14 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 Brighton: 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 Brighton right now before you pack the kite.

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