Best time to fly a kite in Paris

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Paris is December (kite score 85/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.6 mph15.7 mph2.9 mm4°C483YES
February7.8 mph16.0 mph3.3 mm8°C570EH…
March6.4 mph13.8 mph2.0 mm9°C378EH…
April6.8 mph15.3 mph1.6 mm13°C685YES
May5.9 mph13.9 mph3.2 mm16°C262EH…
June6.2 mph15.0 mph2.3 mm20°C273EH…
July5.9 mph14.4 mph2.4 mm22°C368EH…
August5.9 mph12.7 mph2.6 mm20°C167EH…
September6.9 mph14.0 mph2.9 mm17°C576EH…
October7.3 mph14.4 mph2.8 mm13°C581YES
November8.0 mph15.8 mph2.7 mm9°C485YES
December7.9 mph15.9 mph1.8 mm7°C985YES

"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 December is the pick

In December the average wind in Paris is 7.9 mph with gusts to 15.9 mph, average daily rain is 1.8 mm and the average temperature is 7°C. Roughly 9 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 Paris: 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 Paris right now before you pack the kite.

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