Best time to fly a kite in Bucharest

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Bucharest is September (kite score 80/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January5.2 mph10.8 mph1.1 mm1°C267EH…
February5.5 mph11.3 mph2.1 mm2°C366EH…
March5.7 mph12.5 mph1.7 mm8°C472EH…
April5.8 mph13.4 mph2.0 mm13°C270EH…
May5.7 mph13.5 mph2.7 mm16°C364EH…
June4.8 mph12.3 mph1.2 mm24°C130NOPE
July4.8 mph12.4 mph1.9 mm26°C130NOPE
August5.9 mph13.5 mph0.8 mm26°C376EH…
September6.3 mph13.3 mph1.4 mm21°C680YES
October5.2 mph10.8 mph1.8 mm13°C066EH…
November5.9 mph12.0 mph3.1 mm7°C363EH…
December5.9 mph12.3 mph1.5 mm4°C376EH…

"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 Bucharest is 6.3 mph with gusts to 13.3 mph, average daily rain is 1.4 mm and the average temperature is 21°C. Roughly 6 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 Bucharest: 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 Bucharest right now before you pack the kite.

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