Best time to fly a kite in Jerusalem

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January6.2 mph13.8 mph1.6 mm10°C178EH…
February6.9 mph15.6 mph1.3 mm10°C587YES
March7.0 mph15.9 mph1.9 mm13°C685YES
April7.0 mph16.5 mph1.2 mm17°C688YES
May8.0 mph18.7 mph0.3 mm20°C11100YES
June6.7 mph16.6 mph0.0 mm25°C485YES
July7.6 mph18.0 mph0.0 mm26°C1295YES
August7.6 mph16.9 mph0.0 mm26°C1395YES
September7.1 mph15.7 mph0.1 mm24°C789YES
October6.2 mph13.7 mph0.1 mm20°C679EH…
November5.5 mph12.4 mph0.9 mm17°C171EH…
December5.7 mph12.8 mph1.3 mm12°C273EH…

"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 May is the pick

In May the average wind in Jerusalem is 8.0 mph with gusts to 18.7 mph, average daily rain is 0.3 mm and the average temperature is 20°C. Roughly 11 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 Jerusalem: 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 Jerusalem right now before you pack the kite.

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