Best time to fly a kite in Nottingham

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January9.3 mph18.4 mph2.5 mm4°C985YES
February9.6 mph19.3 mph3.1 mm6°C770EH…
March8.8 mph18.2 mph1.5 mm8°C11100YES
April9.1 mph19.4 mph1.3 mm10°C12100YES
May7.8 mph17.3 mph1.8 mm14°C885YES
June8.8 mph19.5 mph1.6 mm17°C1185YES
July7.6 mph17.1 mph1.8 mm18°C885YES
August9.0 mph18.4 mph1.1 mm17°C13100YES
September9.0 mph17.8 mph3.3 mm15°C870EH…
October8.8 mph17.0 mph3.3 mm11°C1070EH…
November9.0 mph17.7 mph2.6 mm7°C985YES
December11.0 mph22.0 mph3.0 mm7°C1185YES

"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 Nottingham is 9.0 mph with gusts to 18.4 mph, average daily rain is 1.1 mm and the average temperature is 17°C. Roughly 13 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 Nottingham: 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 Nottingham right now before you pack the kite.

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