Wind statistics for Cape Town
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Cape Town, South Africa — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.5 mph
- Average gusts: 27.0 mph
- Average daily rain: 1.7 mm
- Average temperature: 17°C
- Good kite days: 46 a year
- Best month: January (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: December (10.5 mph)
- Calmest month: June (6.7 mph)
- Rainiest month: July (4.9 mm)
How Cape Town compares
Cape Town ranks #97 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 82% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, scores 100/100 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 | 9.6 mph | 29.4 mph | 0.2 mm | 22°C | 7 | 100 | YES |
| February | 9.2 mph | 28.3 mph | 0.4 mm | 22°C | 3 | 100 | YES |
| March | 8.4 mph | 25.9 mph | 0.7 mm | 21°C | 4 | 100 | YES |
| April | 7.8 mph | 24.9 mph | 2.4 mm | 18°C | 4 | 85 | YES |
| May | 6.8 mph | 22.8 mph | 2.5 mm | 16°C | 3 | 78 | EH… |
| June | 6.7 mph | 23.1 mph | 3.3 mm | 14°C | 2 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 7.4 mph | 24.8 mph | 4.9 mm | 13°C | 1 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 7.8 mph | 25.9 mph | 3.1 mm | 13°C | 1 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 8.6 mph | 27.4 mph | 1.9 mm | 14°C | 3 | 85 | YES |
| October | 9.2 mph | 27.8 mph | 0.5 mm | 17°C | 7 | 100 | YES |
| November | 10.4 mph | 31.5 mph | 0.4 mm | 19°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 10.5 mph | 31.7 mph | 0.6 mm | 20°C | 5 | 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 Cape Town, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Cape Town 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.