Wind statistics for Gold Coast
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Gold Coast, Australia — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.7 mph
- Average gusts: 16.8 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.7 mm
- Average temperature: 21°C
- Good kite days: 86 a year
- Best month: July (kite score 96/100)
- Windiest month: March (9.2 mph)
- Calmest month: June (6.5 mph)
- Rainiest month: March (10.1 mm)
How Gold Coast compares
Gold Coast ranks #93 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 71% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, July, scores 96/100 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 | 7.9 mph | 17.9 mph | 3.8 mm | 25°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 7.9 mph | 17.4 mph | 4.2 mm | 25°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 9.2 mph | 19.5 mph | 10.1 mm | 23°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 7.9 mph | 17.2 mph | 4.5 mm | 21°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 8.2 mph | 17.4 mph | 4.5 mm | 19°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 6.5 mph | 13.9 mph | 1.5 mm | 16°C | 7 | 82 | YES |
| July | 7.7 mph | 16.4 mph | 1.5 mm | 16°C | 7 | 96 | YES |
| August | 7.2 mph | 15.3 mph | 2.4 mm | 17°C | 8 | 83 | YES |
| September | 7.6 mph | 16.4 mph | 1.1 mm | 19°C | 7 | 95 | YES |
| October | 8.1 mph | 17.6 mph | 2.0 mm | 22°C | 12 | 85 | YES |
| November | 7.0 mph | 15.6 mph | 5.4 mm | 23°C | 3 | 68 | EH… |
| December | 7.3 mph | 16.8 mph | 3.7 mm | 24°C | 6 | 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 Gold Coast, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Gold Coast 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.