Wind statistics for Atlanta

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Atlanta, United States — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 6.6 mph
  • Average gusts: 14.4 mph
  • Average daily rain: 3.5 mm
  • Average temperature: 17°C
  • Good kite days: 59 a year
  • Best month: October (kite score 87/100)
  • Windiest month: January (7.8 mph)
  • Calmest month: July (5.1 mph)
  • Rainiest month: May (5.9 mm)

How Atlanta compares

Atlanta ranks #155 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 52% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, October, scores 87/100 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:

MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.8 mph16.2 mph3.7 mm5°C970EH…
February7.6 mph16.0 mph3.6 mm10°C570EH…
March7.8 mph16.7 mph3.4 mm14°C770EH…
April7.2 mph16.0 mph3.1 mm18°C770EH…
May6.0 mph14.0 mph5.9 mm21°C257EH…
June5.5 mph13.2 mph4.0 mm25°C251EH…
July5.1 mph12.5 mph5.6 mm27°C047NOPE
August5.5 mph12.3 mph4.2 mm25°C251EH…
September6.1 mph12.9 mph3.5 mm23°C462EH…
October6.9 mph14.0 mph0.9 mm18°C787YES
November7.1 mph14.6 mph2.0 mm13°C885YES
December7.1 mph14.7 mph2.2 mm8°C683YES

"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 Atlanta, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Atlanta 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.