Best time to fly a kite in Miami

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January8.5 mph17.8 mph2.0 mm20°C1385YES
February8.0 mph17.3 mph1.4 mm21°C10100YES
March8.8 mph19.3 mph3.6 mm23°C970EH…
April9.7 mph21.4 mph1.8 mm24°C1685YES
May7.9 mph18.2 mph3.7 mm27°C970EH…
June7.1 mph16.4 mph7.5 mm28°C569EH…
July6.1 mph14.8 mph3.7 mm29°C360EH…
August6.5 mph14.7 mph6.3 mm29°C062EH…
September5.8 mph12.9 mph7.1 mm27°C154EH…
October8.9 mph17.9 mph5.0 mm26°C970EH…
November8.7 mph18.0 mph3.8 mm24°C1170EH…
December9.1 mph18.9 mph4.3 mm22°C1070EH…

"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 February is the pick

In February the average wind in Miami is 8.0 mph with gusts to 17.3 mph, average daily rain is 1.4 mm and the average temperature is 21°C. Roughly 10 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 Miami: 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

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