Wind statistics for Hong Kong

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Hong Kong, Hong Kong — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 7.1 mph
  • Average gusts: 17.5 mph
  • Average daily rain: 7.0 mm
  • Average temperature: 23°C
  • Good kite days: 58 a year
  • Best month: January (kite score 93/100)
  • Windiest month: October (8.2 mph)
  • Calmest month: August (6.2 mph)
  • Rainiest month: July (14.3 mm)

How Hong Kong compares

Hong Kong ranks #122 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 63% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, scores 93/100 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:

MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.4 mph18.0 mph0.4 mm16°C1093YES
February7.0 mph17.4 mph1.0 mm18°C988YES
March7.0 mph17.3 mph2.7 mm19°C678EH…
April6.8 mph16.9 mph9.8 mm23°C366EH…
May6.8 mph17.0 mph9.9 mm25°C266EH…
June7.2 mph17.8 mph13.1 mm27°C070EH…
July7.2 mph18.1 mph14.3 mm28°C070EH…
August6.2 mph15.3 mph11.1 mm27°C159EH…
September6.7 mph16.5 mph13.7 mm27°C165EH…
October8.2 mph19.1 mph3.8 mm25°C870EH…
November7.9 mph18.8 mph3.6 mm21°C970EH…
December7.1 mph17.3 mph0.2 mm17°C989YES

"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 Hong Kong, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Hong Kong 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.