Wind statistics for Durban
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Durban, South Africa — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.6 mph
- Average gusts: 16.4 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.3 mm
- Average temperature: 21°C
- Good kite days: 97 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 98/100)
- Windiest month: October (8.7 mph)
- Calmest month: May (6.1 mph)
- Rainiest month: December (3.7 mm)
How Durban compares
Durban ranks #166 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 69% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 98/100 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 | 7.9 mph | 17.7 mph | 3.0 mm | 24°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| February | 7.8 mph | 17.2 mph | 3.6 mm | 25°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 7.8 mph | 16.9 mph | 3.3 mm | 24°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 7.0 mph | 15.2 mph | 2.6 mm | 22°C | 6 | 79 | EH… |
| May | 6.1 mph | 13.2 mph | 0.8 mm | 20°C | 5 | 78 | EH… |
| June | 6.7 mph | 14.4 mph | 0.8 mm | 18°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| July | 6.8 mph | 14.7 mph | 0.7 mm | 17°C | 7 | 86 | YES |
| August | 7.9 mph | 16.4 mph | 0.4 mm | 19°C | 12 | 98 | YES |
| September | 8.1 mph | 16.7 mph | 2.5 mm | 19°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| October | 8.7 mph | 17.9 mph | 3.3 mm | 20°C | 11 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 8.2 mph | 17.9 mph | 2.4 mm | 22°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| December | 8.1 mph | 18.0 mph | 3.7 mm | 23°C | 8 | 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 Durban, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Durban 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.