Wind statistics for Blackpool
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Blackpool, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 10.4 mph
- Average gusts: 19.6 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.6 mm
- Average temperature: 11°C
- Good kite days: 96 a year
- Best month: March (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: December (12.9 mph)
- Calmest month: May (8.4 mph)
- Rainiest month: September (5.2 mm)
How Blackpool compares
Blackpool ranks #9 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 97% 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 | 10.9 mph | 20.0 mph | 4.1 mm | 4°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 11.5 mph | 21.3 mph | 3.7 mm | 6°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 10.5 mph | 19.8 mph | 2.8 mm | 8°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| April | 10.2 mph | 19.5 mph | 2.4 mm | 10°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| May | 8.4 mph | 16.8 mph | 2.5 mm | 13°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| June | 10.3 mph | 20.3 mph | 4.2 mm | 15°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 8.5 mph | 17.2 mph | 2.2 mm | 17°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| August | 10.4 mph | 19.6 mph | 3.2 mm | 16°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 9.8 mph | 18.3 mph | 5.2 mm | 14°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 10.9 mph | 19.9 mph | 3.7 mm | 12°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 10.4 mph | 19.0 mph | 4.8 mm | 8°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 12.9 mph | 23.5 mph | 4.9 mm | 7°C | 8 | 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 Blackpool, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Blackpool 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.