Best time to fly a kite in San Salvador

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in San Salvador is December (kite score 86/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January6.5 mph17.5 mph0.1 mm24°C782YES
February6.0 mph16.7 mph0.5 mm24°C377EH…
March5.1 mph14.9 mph0.8 mm25°C067EH…
April4.8 mph14.0 mph3.2 mm25°C130NOPE
May3.9 mph11.9 mph3.2 mm25°C030NOPE
June3.7 mph11.4 mph12.8 mm24°C030NOPE
July4.4 mph13.0 mph5.6 mm25°C030NOPE
August3.8 mph11.5 mph6.8 mm24°C030NOPE
September3.4 mph10.6 mph8.1 mm24°C030NOPE
October3.9 mph11.5 mph6.2 mm23°C030NOPE
November5.2 mph14.4 mph4.5 mm23°C348NOPE
December6.8 mph18.2 mph0.8 mm24°C986YES

"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 San Salvador is 6.8 mph with gusts to 18.2 mph, average daily rain is 0.8 mm and the average temperature is 24°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 Salvador: 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 Salvador right now before you pack the kite.

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