Best time to fly a kite in Maputo

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.7 mph16.3 mph7.2 mm26°C770EH…
February8.0 mph16.7 mph2.6 mm27°C785YES
March7.1 mph14.8 mph6.6 mm26°C469EH…
April6.6 mph13.4 mph2.8 mm24°C573EH…
May6.1 mph12.3 mph0.5 mm22°C478EH…
June6.2 mph12.3 mph0.5 mm20°C479EH…
July6.8 mph13.6 mph0.1 mm20°C886YES
August8.0 mph15.7 mph0.5 mm21°C12100YES
September9.1 mph17.7 mph1.7 mm23°C1785YES
October8.9 mph17.4 mph1.6 mm23°C1585YES
November7.9 mph16.1 mph3.6 mm24°C970EH…
December7.9 mph16.4 mph3.8 mm26°C770EH…

"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 August is the pick

In August the average wind in Maputo is 8.0 mph with gusts to 15.7 mph, average daily rain is 0.5 mm and the average temperature is 21°C. Roughly 12 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 Maputo: 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 Maputo right now before you pack the kite.

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