Wind statistics for Edinburgh
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Edinburgh, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 10.2 mph
- Average gusts: 20.8 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.8 mm
- Average temperature: 10°C
- Good kite days: 104 a year
- Best month: January (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: December (12.4 mph)
- Calmest month: May (8.2 mph)
- Rainiest month: October (3.9 mm)
How Edinburgh compares
Edinburgh ranks #10 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 97% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, 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 | 11.2 mph | 21.8 mph | 2.4 mm | 4°C | 12 | 85 | YES |
| February | 11.7 mph | 23.1 mph | 2.2 mm | 6°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| March | 11.2 mph | 22.6 mph | 2.2 mm | 7°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| April | 9.5 mph | 19.9 mph | 2.4 mm | 9°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| May | 8.2 mph | 17.9 mph | 2.9 mm | 12°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| June | 10.0 mph | 21.4 mph | 2.5 mm | 14°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| July | 8.7 mph | 18.8 mph | 2.7 mm | 16°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| August | 10.1 mph | 20.7 mph | 2.3 mm | 16°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| September | 9.4 mph | 18.9 mph | 2.8 mm | 13°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| October | 11.1 mph | 21.6 mph | 3.9 mm | 11°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 9.5 mph | 18.7 mph | 3.3 mm | 7°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 12.4 mph | 24.3 mph | 3.8 mm | 6°C | 7 | 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 Edinburgh, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Edinburgh 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.