Best time to fly a kite in Managua

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January12.2 mph26.8 mph0.5 mm28°C21100YES
February12.5 mph27.7 mph0.3 mm28°C20100YES
March11.6 mph26.1 mph0.4 mm29°C18100YES
April11.3 mph25.6 mph0.9 mm30°C19100YES
May8.8 mph21.1 mph3.0 mm30°C1285YES
June7.5 mph17.9 mph9.9 mm27°C270EH…
July10.9 mph25.1 mph3.9 mm28°C1070EH…
August8.5 mph19.1 mph4.4 mm28°C1070EH…
September6.3 mph14.7 mph8.7 mm28°C460EH…
October4.9 mph11.8 mph11.6 mm27°C130NOPE
November6.8 mph15.9 mph6.7 mm27°C866EH…
December10.5 mph23.4 mph1.3 mm28°C21100YES

"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 Managua is 12.2 mph with gusts to 26.8 mph, average daily rain is 0.5 mm and the average temperature is 28°C. Roughly 21 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 Managua: 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 Managua right now before you pack the kite.

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