Best time to fly a kite in Guangzhou

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Guangzhou is November (kite score 91/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January6.0 mph13.5 mph0.3 mm16°C677EH…
February6.7 mph14.6 mph1.3 mm17°C685YES
March6.6 mph14.5 mph4.1 mm20°C363EH…
April6.6 mph15.1 mph13.3 mm24°C363EH…
May5.6 mph12.9 mph9.5 mm26°C252EH…
June6.2 mph14.4 mph15.8 mm28°C159EH…
July5.9 mph13.9 mph11.5 mm28°C056EH…
August4.9 mph11.4 mph11.6 mm28°C030NOPE
September5.9 mph12.9 mph12.7 mm28°C056EH…
October7.8 mph15.5 mph2.7 mm25°C1185YES
November7.2 mph14.9 mph0.9 mm20°C1091YES
December6.6 mph14.1 mph0.5 mm16°C783YES

"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 November is the pick

In November the average wind in Guangzhou is 7.2 mph with gusts to 14.9 mph, average daily rain is 0.9 mm and the average temperature is 20°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 Guangzhou: 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 Guangzhou right now before you pack the kite.

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