Wind statistics for Ghent
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Ghent, Belgium — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.0 mph
- Average gusts: 17.0 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.3 mm
- Average temperature: 12°C
- Good kite days: 82 a year
- Best month: March (kite score 91/100)
- Windiest month: December (9.7 mph)
- Calmest month: July (6.8 mph)
- Rainiest month: January (3.1 mm)
How Ghent compares
Ghent ranks #76 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 77% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, March, scores 91/100 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 | 8.6 mph | 17.6 mph | 3.1 mm | 4°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 8.9 mph | 18.4 mph | 2.9 mm | 7°C | 6 | 85 | YES |
| March | 7.2 mph | 15.4 mph | 1.5 mm | 8°C | 5 | 91 | YES |
| April | 7.9 mph | 17.4 mph | 1.6 mm | 12°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| May | 7.1 mph | 16.3 mph | 2.5 mm | 15°C | 5 | 81 | YES |
| June | 7.5 mph | 17.4 mph | 2.1 mm | 18°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| July | 6.8 mph | 16.0 mph | 1.8 mm | 20°C | 6 | 84 | YES |
| August | 7.0 mph | 15.2 mph | 1.9 mm | 19°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| September | 7.9 mph | 16.5 mph | 2.1 mm | 17°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| October | 8.2 mph | 16.6 mph | 2.8 mm | 13°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| November | 8.9 mph | 17.9 mph | 3.0 mm | 8°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| December | 9.7 mph | 19.7 mph | 2.1 mm | 6°C | 11 | 85 | 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 Ghent, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Ghent 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.