Best time to fly a kite in Uyuni

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

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.5 mph15.3 mph4.2 mm11°C870EH…
February8.1 mph16.0 mph3.3 mm11°C1070EH…
March7.7 mph15.0 mph2.3 mm10°C1185YES
April8.6 mph16.1 mph0.3 mm10°C15100YES
May9.5 mph17.2 mph0.0 mm7°C21100YES
June11.1 mph19.6 mph0.0 mm4°C22100YES
July9.0 mph16.4 mph0.0 mm5°C13100YES
August10.7 mph18.9 mph0.0 mm6°C19100YES
September10.1 mph18.2 mph0.0 mm9°C22100YES
October10.8 mph19.8 mph0.1 mm11°C27100YES
November9.7 mph18.6 mph0.9 mm12°C22100YES
December9.5 mph18.5 mph1.6 mm13°C1885YES

"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 October is the pick

In October the average wind in Uyuni is 10.8 mph with gusts to 19.8 mph, average daily rain is 0.1 mm and the average temperature is 11°C. Roughly 27 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 Uyuni: 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.

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Averages tell you the odds, not the forecast. Check the live wind in Uyuni right now before you pack the kite.

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