Wind statistics for Dover
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Dover, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 11.7 mph
- Average gusts: 22.4 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.4 mm
- Average temperature: 12°C
- Good kite days: 145 a year
- Best month: April (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: December (14.9 mph)
- Calmest month: July (9.5 mph)
- Rainiest month: January (3.4 mm)
How Dover compares
Dover ranks #3 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 99% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, 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 | 13.1 mph | 24.5 mph | 3.4 mm | 5°C | 11 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 13.2 mph | 24.8 mph | 3.4 mm | 7°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 10.6 mph | 20.5 mph | 1.3 mm | 8°C | 12 | 100 | YES |
| April | 11.8 mph | 22.8 mph | 1.4 mm | 10°C | 15 | 100 | YES |
| May | 9.9 mph | 19.8 mph | 1.5 mm | 13°C | 13 | 100 | YES |
| June | 10.8 mph | 21.6 mph | 1.7 mm | 16°C | 13 | 85 | YES |
| July | 9.5 mph | 19.2 mph | 2.1 mm | 18°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| August | 10.5 mph | 20.6 mph | 1.8 mm | 18°C | 16 | 85 | YES |
| September | 11.4 mph | 21.9 mph | 3.1 mm | 16°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 11.7 mph | 21.9 mph | 3.1 mm | 13°C | 12 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 12.8 mph | 24.0 mph | 3.2 mm | 9°C | 12 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 14.9 mph | 27.7 mph | 2.2 mm | 8°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
"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%).
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Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Dover 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.