Wind statistics for Belfast
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Belfast, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 9.5 mph
- Average gusts: 20.5 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.0 mm
- Average temperature: 10°C
- Good kite days: 93 a year
- Best month: March (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: December (11.5 mph)
- Calmest month: May (7.6 mph)
- Rainiest month: December (3.8 mm)
How Belfast compares
Belfast ranks #17 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 95% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, March, 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 | 10.5 mph | 21.7 mph | 2.8 mm | 4°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| February | 11.1 mph | 23.2 mph | 2.8 mm | 6°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| March | 10.1 mph | 21.6 mph | 2.4 mm | 7°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| April | 9.2 mph | 20.2 mph | 3.0 mm | 9°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| May | 7.6 mph | 17.2 mph | 2.2 mm | 12°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| June | 9.0 mph | 20.1 mph | 3.6 mm | 14°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 7.9 mph | 17.9 mph | 2.3 mm | 16°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| August | 9.2 mph | 19.9 mph | 3.5 mm | 15°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 9.1 mph | 19.3 mph | 3.7 mm | 13°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 10.0 mph | 20.9 mph | 3.5 mm | 11°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 9.3 mph | 19.5 mph | 2.8 mm | 8°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| December | 11.5 mph | 23.9 mph | 3.8 mm | 7°C | 10 | 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%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Belfast, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Belfast 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.