Best time to fly a kite in Nashville

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Nashville is October (kite score 72/100 — EH…). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January6.8 mph14.0 mph3.5 mm2°C469EH…
February7.0 mph14.5 mph4.6 mm7°C368EH…
March8.1 mph17.1 mph3.1 mm13°C970EH…
April7.8 mph16.8 mph5.1 mm18°C770EH…
May6.1 mph13.9 mph6.9 mm20°C458EH…
June5.2 mph12.2 mph5.3 mm25°C048NOPE
July4.4 mph10.9 mph5.2 mm27°C030NOPE
August4.9 mph11.1 mph3.6 mm26°C030NOPE
September4.6 mph10.4 mph5.4 mm23°C030NOPE
October5.8 mph11.8 mph1.8 mm17°C372EH…
November6.5 mph13.3 mph3.7 mm12°C465EH…
December6.9 mph14.2 mph3.1 mm7°C570EH…

"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 October is the pick

In October the average wind in Nashville is 5.8 mph with gusts to 11.8 mph, average daily rain is 1.8 mm and the average temperature is 17°C. Roughly 3 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 Nashville: 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 Nashville right now before you pack the kite.

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