Wind statistics for Damascus
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Damascus, Syria — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 5.1 mph
- Average gusts: 13.0 mph
- Average daily rain: 0.3 mm
- Average temperature: 20°C
- Good kite days: 49 a year
- Best month: May (kite score 86/100)
- Windiest month: May (6.8 mph)
- Calmest month: December (3.6 mph)
- Rainiest month: January (1.1 mm)
How Damascus compares
Damascus ranks #256 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 21% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, May, 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:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9 mph | 9.6 mph | 1.1 mm | 9°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| February | 5.0 mph | 12.4 mph | 0.4 mm | 10°C | 3 | 66 | EH… |
| March | 5.4 mph | 13.6 mph | 0.7 mm | 14°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 5.4 mph | 14.4 mph | 0.5 mm | 19°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 6.8 mph | 17.7 mph | 0.1 mm | 23°C | 9 | 86 | YES |
| June | 5.5 mph | 14.9 mph | 0.0 mm | 29°C | 5 | 71 | EH… |
| July | 6.6 mph | 17.1 mph | 0.0 mm | 30°C | 8 | 83 | YES |
| August | 6.1 mph | 15.0 mph | 0.0 mm | 30°C | 5 | 78 | EH… |
| September | 5.1 mph | 12.7 mph | 0.0 mm | 26°C | 4 | 67 | EH… |
| October | 4.2 mph | 10.3 mph | 0.1 mm | 22°C | 2 | 30 | NOPE |
| November | 4.0 mph | 9.7 mph | 0.5 mm | 16°C | 1 | 30 | NOPE |
| December | 3.6 mph | 8.9 mph | 0.7 mm | 11°C | 1 | 30 | NOPE |
"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 Damascus, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Damascus 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.