Best time to fly a kite in Cappadocia

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Cappadocia is July (kite score 68/100 — EH…). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January4.1 mph9.6 mph1.8 mm1°C130NOPE
February4.8 mph10.9 mph2.0 mm2°C230NOPE
March4.7 mph11.2 mph1.2 mm6°C130NOPE
April5.2 mph12.5 mph2.1 mm12°C163EH…
May4.7 mph11.8 mph2.7 mm15°C130NOPE
June4.6 mph11.9 mph0.5 mm21°C130NOPE
July5.2 mph12.9 mph0.1 mm24°C368EH…
August4.5 mph11.4 mph0.1 mm25°C130NOPE
September3.9 mph9.8 mph0.5 mm19°C030NOPE
October4.0 mph9.3 mph0.5 mm13°C030NOPE
November4.4 mph10.1 mph1.2 mm8°C130NOPE
December4.2 mph9.6 mph1.3 mm3°C230NOPE

"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 July is the pick

In July the average wind in Cappadocia is 5.2 mph with gusts to 12.9 mph, average daily rain is 0.1 mm and the average temperature is 24°C. Roughly 3 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 Cappadocia: 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.

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Averages tell you the odds, not the forecast. Check the live wind in Cappadocia right now before you pack the kite.

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