Best time to fly a kite in Perth

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January9.5 mph21.3 mph0.1 mm25°C22100YES
February9.1 mph20.2 mph0.3 mm25°C15100YES
March8.8 mph19.1 mph1.2 mm24°C15100YES
April7.7 mph16.4 mph0.9 mm20°C996YES
May7.1 mph14.9 mph2.6 mm17°C580YES
June7.2 mph14.9 mph5.3 mm14°C370EH…
July7.8 mph15.9 mph4.4 mm13°C470EH…
August8.6 mph17.1 mph4.8 mm14°C570EH…
September9.1 mph18.0 mph2.0 mm16°C1185YES
October9.2 mph18.6 mph1.3 mm18°C14100YES
November9.6 mph20.7 mph0.5 mm21°C19100YES
December9.9 mph22.0 mph0.1 mm24°C25100YES

"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 Perth is 9.9 mph with gusts to 22.0 mph, average daily rain is 0.1 mm and the average temperature is 24°C. Roughly 25 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 Perth: 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 Perth right now before you pack the kite.

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