Best time to fly a kite in Lausanne

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Lausanne is April (kite score 74/100 — EH…). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January6.8 mph16.2 mph3.9 mm2°C366EH…
February5.6 mph13.9 mph2.9 mm5°C361EH…
March5.8 mph14.4 mph2.4 mm6°C467EH…
April6.4 mph16.0 mph2.5 mm11°C574EH…
May5.3 mph14.0 mph4.2 mm14°C149NOPE
June5.5 mph14.7 mph3.1 mm20°C358EH…
July5.5 mph14.6 mph3.0 mm21°C359EH…
August4.8 mph12.6 mph2.5 mm21°C230NOPE
September5.5 mph14.0 mph4.5 mm16°C251EH…
October6.7 mph16.1 mph5.1 mm12°C565EH…
November6.5 mph15.9 mph6.0 mm6°C262EH…
December5.9 mph14.2 mph3.6 mm3°C359EH…

"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 April is the pick

In April the average wind in Lausanne is 6.4 mph with gusts to 16.0 mph, average daily rain is 2.5 mm and the average temperature is 11°C. Roughly 5 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 Lausanne: 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 Lausanne right now before you pack the kite.

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