Best time to fly a kite in Chongqing

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Chongqing is July (kite score 54/100 — EH…). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January3.7 mph8.9 mph1.7 mm9°C030NOPE
February4.6 mph10.7 mph1.0 mm10°C130NOPE
March4.7 mph10.9 mph2.8 mm14°C130NOPE
April4.7 mph11.2 mph7.3 mm20°C130NOPE
May4.7 mph11.1 mph7.8 mm22°C130NOPE
June3.7 mph9.1 mph8.2 mm24°C030NOPE
July5.8 mph13.2 mph5.7 mm29°C654EH…
August5.6 mph12.7 mph3.9 mm29°C553EH…
September5.5 mph12.5 mph5.8 mm27°C451EH…
October4.3 mph10.0 mph5.1 mm20°C130NOPE
November3.7 mph8.7 mph3.2 mm14°C030NOPE
December3.7 mph8.7 mph1.3 mm10°C030NOPE

"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 Chongqing is 5.8 mph with gusts to 13.2 mph, average daily rain is 5.7 mm and the average temperature is 29°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 Chongqing: 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 Chongqing right now before you pack the kite.

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