Wind statistics for Essaouira

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Essaouira, Morocco — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

Average wind: 11.6 mph
Average gusts: 21.9 mph
Average daily rain: 0.9 mm
Average temperature: 19°C
Good kite days: 158 a year
Best month: September (kite score 100/100)
Windiest month: July (15.3 mph)
Calmest month: December (8.2 mph)
Rainiest month: March (3.1 mm)

How Essaouira compares

Essaouira ranks #9 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 98% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, September, 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	9.0 mph	17.3 mph	2.1 mm	16°C	9	85	YES
February	10.2 mph	19.4 mph	1.4 mm	16°C	12	100	YES
March	11.6 mph	22.2 mph	3.1 mm	16°C	12	70	EH…
April	11.4 mph	21.9 mph	1.0 mm	18°C	13	100	YES
May	13.0 mph	24.7 mph	0.1 mm	19°C	16	100	YES
June	13.4 mph	25.5 mph	0.0 mm	21°C	14	100	YES
July	15.3 mph	28.1 mph	0.0 mm	22°C	12	100	YES
August	15.2 mph	27.3 mph	0.0 mm	23°C	15	100	YES
September	12.3 mph	22.8 mph	0.1 mm	22°C	17	100	YES
October	10.3 mph	19.2 mph	0.7 mm	21°C	13	100	YES
November	9.7 mph	18.1 mph	0.4 mm	19°C	14	100	YES
December	8.2 mph	15.9 mph	1.4 mm	16°C	11	100	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%).

Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Essaouira, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Essaouira 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.