Wind statistics for Calgary

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Calgary, Canada — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 6.3 mph
  • Average gusts: 14.1 mph
  • Average daily rain: 1.4 mm
  • Average temperature: 5°C
  • Good kite days: 46 a year
  • Best month: April (kite score 86/100)
  • Windiest month: January (7.0 mph)
  • Calmest month: July (5.5 mph)
  • Rainiest month: June (4.1 mm)

How Calgary compares

Calgary ranks #181 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 44% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, scores 86/100 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:

MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.0 mph14.8 mph0.5 mm-7°C781YES
February6.1 mph12.9 mph0.7 mm-7°C470EH…
March5.9 mph13.1 mph1.2 mm-3°C271EH…
April6.8 mph15.5 mph1.5 mm4°C586YES
May6.8 mph16.5 mph2.0 mm11°C482YES
June7.0 mph16.9 mph4.1 mm14°C368EH…
July5.5 mph13.8 mph2.0 mm19°C167EH…
August5.7 mph13.1 mph1.6 mm17°C173EH…
September5.9 mph13.1 mph0.9 mm14°C376EH…
October6.3 mph13.4 mph0.8 mm6°C480YES
November6.0 mph12.4 mph0.9 mm-2°C574EH…
December6.7 mph13.6 mph0.7 mm-5°C779EH…

"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 Calgary, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Calgary 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.