Wind statistics for Edmonton

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Edmonton, Canada — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 6.9 mph
  • Average gusts: 14.1 mph
  • Average daily rain: 1.7 mm
  • Average temperature: 4°C
  • Good kite days: 68 a year
  • Best month: April (kite score 95/100)
  • Windiest month: April (7.6 mph)
  • Calmest month: November (6.1 mph)
  • Rainiest month: June (4.4 mm)

How Edmonton compares

Edmonton ranks #137 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 58% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, scores 95/100 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:

MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.1 mph13.6 mph0.8 mm-10°C979EH…
February6.5 mph12.2 mph0.8 mm-10°C572EH…
March6.5 mph12.7 mph1.4 mm-6°C476EH…
April7.6 mph15.9 mph1.2 mm4°C895YES
May7.4 mph16.8 mph1.7 mm12°C785YES
June7.6 mph17.1 mph4.4 mm14°C570EH…
July6.3 mph14.5 mph3.1 mm19°C467EH…
August6.7 mph13.9 mph3.2 mm18°C370EH…
September6.7 mph13.7 mph0.8 mm15°C585YES
October7.5 mph14.8 mph0.7 mm6°C994YES
November6.1 mph12.0 mph0.6 mm-2°C674EH…
December6.4 mph12.3 mph1.2 mm-9°C373EH…

"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 Edmonton, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Edmonton 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.