Wind statistics for Barcelona

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Barcelona, Spain — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 5.4 mph
  • Average gusts: 12.9 mph
  • Average daily rain: 2.1 mm
  • Average temperature: 17°C
  • Good kite days: 19 a year
  • Best month: January (kite score 72/100)
  • Windiest month: March (6.4 mph)
  • Calmest month: May (4.9 mph)
  • Rainiest month: September (4.1 mm)

How Barcelona compares

Barcelona ranks #239 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 27% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, scores 72/100 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
January5.9 mph13.5 mph2.0 mm10°C572EH…
February5.4 mph12.7 mph1.2 mm11°C170EH…
March6.4 mph15.0 mph3.6 mm12°C365EH…
April5.2 mph12.7 mph2.1 mm15°C163EH…
May4.9 mph12.7 mph1.7 mm18°C030NOPE
June5.5 mph13.9 mph1.1 mm24°C071EH…
July5.3 mph13.8 mph1.7 mm26°C067EH…
August5.1 mph12.2 mph1.3 mm26°C067EH…
September5.2 mph11.9 mph4.1 mm22°C148NOPE
October5.7 mph12.6 mph2.8 mm19°C263EH…
November5.5 mph12.4 mph1.3 mm14°C471EH…
December5.1 mph11.5 mph2.1 mm10°C262EH…

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

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Barcelona 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.