Wind statistics for Adelaide
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Adelaide, Australia — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.7 mph
- Average gusts: 17.1 mph
- Average daily rain: 1.7 mm
- Average temperature: 17°C
- Good kite days: 87 a year
- Best month: October (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: October (8.6 mph)
- Calmest month: May (6.5 mph)
- Rainiest month: June (4.0 mm)
How Adelaide compares
Adelaide ranks #88 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 73% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, October, scores 100/100 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 | 7.8 mph | 18.7 mph | 1.0 mm | 23°C | 11 | 97 | YES |
| February | 7.6 mph | 18.0 mph | 0.5 mm | 23°C | 10 | 95 | YES |
| March | 6.8 mph | 16.0 mph | 0.6 mm | 21°C | 8 | 86 | YES |
| April | 6.6 mph | 14.8 mph | 1.3 mm | 17°C | 2 | 83 | YES |
| May | 6.5 mph | 14.3 mph | 1.7 mm | 14°C | 2 | 81 | YES |
| June | 7.7 mph | 16.4 mph | 4.0 mm | 12°C | 3 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 8.3 mph | 17.5 mph | 3.0 mm | 11°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| August | 8.3 mph | 16.9 mph | 2.6 mm | 12°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| September | 8.3 mph | 17.0 mph | 1.6 mm | 14°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| October | 8.6 mph | 18.1 mph | 1.5 mm | 16°C | 11 | 100 | YES |
| November | 8.4 mph | 19.0 mph | 1.6 mm | 18°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| December | 8.1 mph | 19.0 mph | 0.8 mm | 20°C | 11 | 100 | YES |
"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%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Adelaide, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Adelaide 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.