Best time to fly a kite in Florence

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Florence is January (kite score 59/100 — EH…). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January6.2 mph14.7 mph4.0 mm7°C459EH…
February4.8 mph11.6 mph4.4 mm9°C130NOPE
March5.5 mph13.8 mph4.4 mm11°C351EH…
April5.1 mph13.1 mph2.6 mm15°C258EH…
May4.5 mph12.0 mph4.2 mm18°C130NOPE
June4.2 mph11.7 mph1.1 mm24°C030NOPE
July4.3 mph11.9 mph1.5 mm27°C030NOPE
August4.0 mph10.9 mph1.9 mm26°C030NOPE
September4.7 mph11.9 mph3.5 mm21°C230NOPE
October4.8 mph12.0 mph5.5 mm17°C130NOPE
November5.2 mph12.7 mph4.3 mm11°C248NOPE
December4.8 mph11.2 mph2.4 mm7°C330NOPE

"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 Florence is 6.2 mph with gusts to 14.7 mph, average daily rain is 4.0 mm and the average temperature is 7°C. Roughly 4 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 Florence: 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 Florence right now before you pack the kite.

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