Best time to fly a kite in Marseille

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January10.4 mph21.7 mph2.3 mm9°C1285YES
February9.5 mph20.2 mph2.9 mm10°C685YES
March11.1 mph23.5 mph3.9 mm12°C870EH…
April9.7 mph21.0 mph1.0 mm15°C8100YES
May9.0 mph20.4 mph1.6 mm18°C985YES
June7.9 mph18.5 mph0.6 mm23°C698YES
July9.2 mph21.1 mph0.5 mm26°C9100YES
August8.4 mph18.5 mph1.0 mm25°C7100YES
September9.1 mph19.1 mph2.4 mm20°C785YES
October9.1 mph18.8 mph2.4 mm18°C785YES
November10.0 mph20.7 mph1.9 mm12°C685YES
December10.0 mph20.7 mph2.0 mm10°C585YES

"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 July is the pick

In July the average wind in Marseille is 9.2 mph with gusts to 21.1 mph, average daily rain is 0.5 mm and the average temperature is 26°C. Roughly 9 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 Marseille: 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 Marseille right now before you pack the kite.

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