Wind statistics for Darwin
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Darwin, Australia — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.1 mph
- Average gusts: 16.8 mph
- Average daily rain: 5.6 mm
- Average temperature: 27°C
- Good kite days: 47 a year
- Best month: May (kite score 96/100)
- Windiest month: January (8.9 mph)
- Calmest month: November (6.0 mph)
- Rainiest month: March (16.4 mm)
How Darwin compares
Darwin ranks #123 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 62% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, May, scores 96/100 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 | 8.9 mph | 20.0 mph | 14.2 mm | 28°C | 1 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 8.7 mph | 19.4 mph | 11.5 mm | 28°C | 3 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 7.2 mph | 16.8 mph | 16.4 mm | 28°C | 0 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 7.0 mph | 16.6 mph | 4.1 mm | 28°C | 6 | 68 | EH… |
| May | 7.7 mph | 17.7 mph | 0.7 mm | 27°C | 13 | 96 | YES |
| June | 7.1 mph | 16.6 mph | 0.5 mm | 25°C | 8 | 89 | YES |
| July | 6.8 mph | 16.1 mph | 0.2 mm | 25°C | 6 | 86 | YES |
| August | 6.5 mph | 15.4 mph | 0.1 mm | 26°C | 2 | 82 | YES |
| September | 6.9 mph | 16.5 mph | 0.8 mm | 28°C | 4 | 87 | YES |
| October | 6.2 mph | 15.6 mph | 2.2 mm | 29°C | 1 | 73 | EH… |
| November | 6.0 mph | 15.1 mph | 9.2 mm | 29°C | 0 | 57 | EH… |
| December | 6.4 mph | 15.7 mph | 7.8 mm | 29°C | 3 | 62 | 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 Darwin, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Darwin 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.