Wind statistics for Beirut
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Beirut, Lebanon — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 5.8 mph
- Average gusts: 15.0 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.0 mm
- Average temperature: 22°C
- Good kite days: 29 a year
- Best month: May (kite score 81/100)
- Windiest month: February (6.8 mph)
- Calmest month: June (4.6 mph)
- Rainiest month: January (5.5 mm)
How Beirut compares
Beirut ranks #209 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 36% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, May, scores 81/100 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 | 6.5 mph | 16.1 mph | 5.5 mm | 15°C | 2 | 62 | EH… |
| February | 6.8 mph | 16.8 mph | 3.6 mm | 14°C | 1 | 69 | EH… |
| March | 6.6 mph | 16.7 mph | 3.3 mm | 16°C | 2 | 69 | EH… |
| April | 5.9 mph | 15.7 mph | 1.2 mm | 19°C | 3 | 76 | EH… |
| May | 6.5 mph | 16.9 mph | 1.7 mm | 22°C | 6 | 81 | YES |
| June | 4.6 mph | 13.2 mph | 0.1 mm | 26°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| July | 6.0 mph | 15.6 mph | 0.0 mm | 29°C | 5 | 77 | EH… |
| August | 5.5 mph | 14.0 mph | 0.1 mm | 29°C | 3 | 71 | EH… |
| September | 5.0 mph | 12.9 mph | 0.2 mm | 27°C | 2 | 66 | EH… |
| October | 4.9 mph | 12.8 mph | 0.9 mm | 24°C | 1 | 30 | NOPE |
| November | 5.7 mph | 14.3 mph | 3.1 mm | 20°C | 2 | 60 | EH… |
| December | 6.1 mph | 15.4 mph | 4.2 mm | 16°C | 2 | 58 | 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%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Beirut, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Beirut 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.