Best time to fly a kite in Mecca

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Mecca is March (kite score 96/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January6.3 mph14.2 mph0.4 mm24°C580YES
February7.2 mph16.0 mph0.6 mm24°C791YES
March7.7 mph17.4 mph1.0 mm26°C1196YES
April7.4 mph17.3 mph0.9 mm30°C993YES
May7.8 mph17.6 mph0.0 mm33°C1294YES
June8.1 mph18.3 mph0.0 mm36°C1694YES
July7.9 mph18.0 mph0.0 mm36°C1492YES
August8.2 mph17.3 mph0.7 mm34°C1595YES
September7.9 mph16.4 mph0.2 mm34°C1594YES
October7.1 mph14.7 mph0.3 mm32°C1088YES
November5.7 mph12.9 mph1.6 mm27°C273EH…
December6.1 mph14.0 mph0.6 mm24°C378EH…

"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 March is the pick

In March the average wind in Mecca is 7.7 mph with gusts to 17.4 mph, average daily rain is 1.0 mm and the average temperature is 26°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 Mecca: 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.

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Averages tell you the odds, not the forecast. Check the live wind in Mecca right now before you pack the kite.

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