Best time to fly a kite in Palermo

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Palermo is November (kite score 67/100 — EH…). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January6.7 mph18.8 mph4.2 mm13°C165EH…
February6.0 mph17.4 mph3.7 mm13°C159EH…
March5.7 mph16.5 mph3.0 mm14°C161EH…
April4.8 mph14.0 mph1.7 mm17°C330NOPE
May4.4 mph13.6 mph2.2 mm20°C130NOPE
June3.6 mph11.6 mph0.6 mm26°C030NOPE
July4.5 mph13.7 mph0.3 mm29°C130NOPE
August4.4 mph13.0 mph0.8 mm28°C130NOPE
September4.6 mph13.4 mph1.8 mm25°C130NOPE
October4.7 mph13.6 mph2.6 mm22°C430NOPE
November5.7 mph16.2 mph2.3 mm17°C467EH…
December5.6 mph15.9 mph3.1 mm14°C359EH…

"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 November is the pick

In November the average wind in Palermo is 5.7 mph with gusts to 16.2 mph, average daily rain is 2.3 mm and the average temperature is 17°C. Roughly 4 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 Palermo: 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 Palermo right now before you pack the kite.

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