Wind statistics for Charleston
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Charleston, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.6 mph
- Average gusts: 17.3 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.3 mm
- Average temperature: 19°C
- Good kite days: 127 a year
- Best month: April (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: March (9.7 mph)
- Calmest month: July (7.7 mph)
- Rainiest month: August (7.2 mm)
How Charleston compares
Charleston ranks #49 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 85% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, 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 | 16.9 mph | 2.5 mm | 9°C | 13 | 85 | YES |
| February | 9.2 mph | 18.0 mph | 3.0 mm | 12°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| March | 9.7 mph | 19.3 mph | 2.7 mm | 16°C | 14 | 85 | YES |
| April | 9.3 mph | 18.9 mph | 1.8 mm | 20°C | 16 | 85 | YES |
| May | 8.2 mph | 17.5 mph | 3.7 mm | 24°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 8.5 mph | 18.2 mph | 3.5 mm | 27°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 7.7 mph | 16.9 mph | 4.1 mm | 28°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 8.0 mph | 16.1 mph | 7.2 mm | 27°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 8.5 mph | 16.6 mph | 2.9 mm | 24°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| October | 8.8 mph | 16.9 mph | 3.4 mm | 20°C | 15 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 8.3 mph | 16.0 mph | 1.6 mm | 16°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| December | 8.7 mph | 16.8 mph | 3.8 mm | 11°C | 11 | 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 Charleston, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Charleston 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.