Best time to fly a kite in Riga

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Riga is March (kite score 93/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January8.7 mph17.5 mph1.7 mm-4°C985YES
February7.4 mph14.9 mph1.4 mm-3°C588YES
March7.4 mph15.7 mph0.9 mm4°C993YES
April8.5 mph18.8 mph2.0 mm7°C885YES
May7.0 mph16.1 mph2.5 mm13°C580YES
June7.1 mph16.8 mph3.1 mm17°C470EH…
July6.6 mph15.5 mph4.8 mm19°C363EH…
August6.7 mph14.5 mph3.6 mm18°C368EH…
September7.2 mph14.8 mph1.7 mm16°C585YES
October9.0 mph17.7 mph3.0 mm8°C785YES
November8.2 mph16.6 mph1.8 mm3°C1085YES
December9.0 mph18.3 mph1.9 mm1°C1085YES

"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 March is the pick

In March the average wind in Riga is 7.4 mph with gusts to 15.7 mph, average daily rain is 0.9 mm and the average temperature is 4°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 Riga: 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 Riga right now before you pack the kite.

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