Wind statistics for Exeter
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Exeter, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.7 mph
- Average gusts: 17.9 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.1 mm
- Average temperature: 12°C
- Good kite days: 99 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: December (10.5 mph)
- Calmest month: May (7.4 mph)
- Rainiest month: January (4.7 mm)
How Exeter compares
Exeter ranks #45 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 86% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, 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 | 9.3 mph | 18.4 mph | 4.7 mm | 5°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 10.0 mph | 20.1 mph | 4.7 mm | 8°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 8.6 mph | 17.7 mph | 2.0 mm | 8°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| April | 9.2 mph | 19.0 mph | 2.6 mm | 10°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| May | 7.4 mph | 16.0 mph | 2.1 mm | 14°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| June | 8.1 mph | 17.6 mph | 2.2 mm | 16°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| July | 7.6 mph | 16.7 mph | 1.6 mm | 18°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| August | 8.3 mph | 17.0 mph | 1.7 mm | 17°C | 12 | 85 | YES |
| September | 8.2 mph | 16.5 mph | 3.9 mm | 15°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 8.3 mph | 16.4 mph | 3.4 mm | 12°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 9.3 mph | 18.3 mph | 4.3 mm | 9°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 10.5 mph | 20.9 mph | 3.8 mm | 8°C | 9 | 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%).
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Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Exeter 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.