Best time to fly a kite in Groningen

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January11.1 mph19.9 mph2.8 mm2°C1285YES
February10.5 mph19.0 mph2.8 mm4°C1085YES
March8.8 mph16.5 mph1.5 mm7°C10100YES
April8.6 mph16.4 mph2.0 mm10°C1085YES
May8.3 mph16.4 mph2.2 mm14°C1085YES
June9.0 mph17.7 mph3.7 mm17°C770EH…
July8.5 mph16.9 mph3.9 mm18°C870EH…
August7.9 mph15.2 mph2.3 mm18°C785YES
September8.8 mph16.3 mph2.2 mm16°C985YES
October10.1 mph18.4 mph3.9 mm12°C870EH…
November10.3 mph18.6 mph3.5 mm7°C770EH…
December11.4 mph20.6 mph2.6 mm6°C1185YES

"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 March is the pick

In March the average wind in Groningen is 8.8 mph with gusts to 16.5 mph, average daily rain is 1.5 mm and the average temperature is 7°C. Roughly 10 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 Groningen: 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 Groningen right now before you pack the kite.

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