Best time to fly a kite in San Jose

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.0 mph18.7 mph0.7 mm20°C688YES
February7.6 mph20.4 mph1.0 mm20°C995YES
March6.4 mph17.9 mph0.9 mm22°C582YES
April6.1 mph17.0 mph3.3 mm22°C464EH…
May4.2 mph12.5 mph7.5 mm22°C030NOPE
June3.8 mph11.5 mph14.5 mm20°C030NOPE
July4.9 mph14.1 mph9.6 mm21°C030NOPE
August4.3 mph12.3 mph12.0 mm20°C030NOPE
September3.8 mph11.0 mph14.4 mm20°C030NOPE
October3.4 mph10.1 mph18.0 mm20°C030NOPE
November4.1 mph11.8 mph13.6 mm20°C030NOPE
December6.2 mph16.7 mph3.3 mm20°C465EH…

"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 February is the pick

In February the average wind in San Jose is 7.6 mph with gusts to 20.4 mph, average daily rain is 1.0 mm and the average temperature is 20°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 San Jose: 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 San Jose right now before you pack the kite.

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