Wind statistics for Buffalo
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Buffalo, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.8 mph
- Average gusts: 18.2 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.1 mm
- Average temperature: 10°C
- Good kite days: 89 a year
- Best month: November (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: January (12.0 mph)
- Calmest month: September (6.2 mph)
- Rainiest month: April (5.1 mm)
How Buffalo compares
Buffalo ranks #39 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 88% 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 | 12.0 mph | 23.5 mph | 3.1 mm | -4°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 10.0 mph | 19.6 mph | 2.1 mm | -2°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| March | 10.3 mph | 21.2 mph | 3.5 mm | 4°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 9.0 mph | 19.0 mph | 5.1 mm | 8°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 7.8 mph | 16.9 mph | 3.7 mm | 14°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 7.8 mph | 17.3 mph | 3.3 mm | 20°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 6.7 mph | 15.3 mph | 2.8 mm | 23°C | 4 | 74 | EH… |
| August | 7.0 mph | 15.0 mph | 3.8 mm | 21°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 6.2 mph | 13.0 mph | 1.7 mm | 19°C | 5 | 77 | EH… |
| October | 8.7 mph | 17.1 mph | 2.8 mm | 12°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| November | 10.3 mph | 20.5 mph | 2.3 mm | 6°C | 12 | 85 | YES |
| December | 10.4 mph | 20.5 mph | 3.4 mm | 1°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%).
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Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Buffalo 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.