Best time to fly a kite in Phuket

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Phuket is January (kite score 95/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.6 mph18.0 mph1.0 mm28°C1295YES
February7.1 mph17.3 mph1.4 mm28°C789YES
March6.0 mph15.1 mph2.4 mm29°C270EH…
April4.6 mph12.2 mph4.0 mm29°C030NOPE
May5.0 mph12.6 mph8.8 mm28°C046NOPE
June5.9 mph14.4 mph8.3 mm28°C156EH…
July6.4 mph15.3 mph4.8 mm28°C462EH…
August5.9 mph14.4 mph7.5 mm27°C056EH…
September6.5 mph15.7 mph9.9 mm27°C162EH…
October4.6 mph11.6 mph9.1 mm26°C030NOPE
November5.9 mph14.1 mph8.7 mm26°C056EH…
December6.3 mph15.1 mph3.8 mm27°C462EH…

"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 January is the pick

In January the average wind in Phuket is 7.6 mph with gusts to 18.0 mph, average daily rain is 1.0 mm and the average temperature is 28°C. Roughly 12 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 Phuket: 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 Phuket right now before you pack the kite.

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