Wind statistics for Aberdeen
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Aberdeen, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 11.1 mph
- Average gusts: 21.6 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.8 mm
- Average temperature: 9°C
- Good kite days: 123 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: January (13.8 mph)
- Calmest month: July (8.0 mph)
- Rainiest month: October (4.4 mm)
How Aberdeen compares
Aberdeen ranks #6 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 98% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 85/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.8 mph | 25.7 mph | 3.3 mm | 4°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 12.5 mph | 23.9 mph | 2.7 mm | 5°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| March | 11.8 mph | 23.2 mph | 2.0 mm | 7°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| April | 10.7 mph | 21.3 mph | 2.6 mm | 8°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| May | 9.1 mph | 19.1 mph | 2.3 mm | 11°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| June | 9.8 mph | 20.4 mph | 2.5 mm | 13°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| July | 8.0 mph | 17.1 mph | 3.4 mm | 15°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 10.0 mph | 19.8 mph | 2.6 mm | 15°C | 13 | 85 | YES |
| September | 10.6 mph | 20.6 mph | 1.6 mm | 13°C | 13 | 85 | YES |
| October | 12.6 mph | 23.4 mph | 4.4 mm | 10°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 11.5 mph | 21.7 mph | 2.8 mm | 6°C | 13 | 85 | YES |
| December | 12.3 mph | 23.3 mph | 3.8 mm | 6°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
"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%).
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Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Aberdeen using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.