Wind statistics for Harare
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Harare, Zimbabwe — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 6.6 mph
- Average gusts: 15.4 mph
- Average daily rain: 1.9 mm
- Average temperature: 19°C
- Good kite days: 72 a year
- Best month: September (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: September (8.6 mph)
- Calmest month: February (5.7 mph)
- Rainiest month: January (5.1 mm)
How Harare compares
Harare ranks #254 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 53% 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 | 6.0 mph | 14.3 mph | 5.1 mm | 20°C | 2 | 57 | EH… |
| February | 5.7 mph | 14.0 mph | 3.1 mm | 21°C | 2 | 60 | EH… |
| March | 6.2 mph | 14.8 mph | 2.5 mm | 20°C | 2 | 71 | EH… |
| April | 6.1 mph | 14.3 mph | 1.4 mm | 19°C | 2 | 78 | EH… |
| May | 6.0 mph | 14.1 mph | 0.2 mm | 18°C | 3 | 77 | EH… |
| June | 6.3 mph | 14.5 mph | 0.1 mm | 16°C | 5 | 80 | YES |
| July | 5.8 mph | 13.7 mph | 0.0 mm | 16°C | 3 | 74 | EH… |
| August | 7.3 mph | 16.2 mph | 0.0 mm | 17°C | 9 | 91 | YES |
| September | 8.6 mph | 18.8 mph | 0.1 mm | 21°C | 18 | 100 | YES |
| October | 8.1 mph | 18.2 mph | 1.1 mm | 22°C | 16 | 100 | YES |
| November | 6.8 mph | 15.9 mph | 4.1 mm | 21°C | 7 | 66 | EH… |
| December | 6.5 mph | 15.6 mph | 4.9 mm | 22°C | 3 | 62 | 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 Harare, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Harare 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.