Wind statistics for Boston
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Boston, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.8 mph
- Average gusts: 16.8 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.2 mm
- Average temperature: 11°C
- Good kite days: 85 a year
- Best month: November (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: March (9.0 mph)
- Calmest month: August (6.6 mph)
- Rainiest month: March (4.4 mm)
How Boston compares
Boston ranks #87 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 73% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, November, 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 | 8.7 mph | 18.3 mph | 3.5 mm | -2°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 8.3 mph | 16.9 mph | 2.2 mm | -2°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| March | 9.0 mph | 19.5 mph | 4.4 mm | 5°C | 11 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 8.3 mph | 18.6 mph | 2.8 mm | 9°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| May | 7.7 mph | 17.5 mph | 4.1 mm | 15°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 7.0 mph | 16.4 mph | 2.2 mm | 21°C | 5 | 82 | YES |
| July | 7.2 mph | 16.6 mph | 3.9 mm | 24°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 6.6 mph | 14.4 mph | 3.4 mm | 22°C | 4 | 68 | EH… |
| September | 6.6 mph | 13.7 mph | 3.7 mm | 18°C | 3 | 66 | EH… |
| October | 7.4 mph | 15.0 mph | 2.4 mm | 13°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| November | 8.4 mph | 17.3 mph | 1.9 mm | 6°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| December | 7.9 mph | 16.9 mph | 4.0 mm | 1°C | 7 | 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%).
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Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Boston 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.