Best time to fly a kite in Buenos Aires

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January8.3 mph19.2 mph1.5 mm25°C11100YES
February7.9 mph18.0 mph3.0 mm25°C885YES
March7.6 mph17.0 mph6.8 mm22°C770EH…
April8.0 mph16.7 mph4.2 mm18°C570EH…
May7.0 mph14.7 mph3.0 mm13°C676EH…
June7.0 mph14.4 mph1.5 mm11°C788YES
July6.6 mph13.9 mph1.4 mm10°C683YES
August9.2 mph17.1 mph3.8 mm12°C1270EH…
September9.1 mph17.3 mph1.9 mm15°C1385YES
October9.4 mph18.5 mph2.5 mm18°C1685YES
November9.1 mph19.2 mph3.9 mm21°C1370EH…
December8.0 mph18.5 mph2.7 mm23°C1085YES

"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 January is the pick

In January the average wind in Buenos Aires is 8.3 mph with gusts to 19.2 mph, average daily rain is 1.5 mm and the average temperature is 25°C. Roughly 11 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 Buenos Aires: 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 Buenos Aires right now before you pack the kite.

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