Wind statistics for Houston
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Houston, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 6.7 mph
- Average gusts: 14.4 mph
- Average daily rain: 5.0 mm
- Average temperature: 22°C
- Good kite days: 55 a year
- Best month: February (kite score 84/100)
- Windiest month: April (8.5 mph)
- Calmest month: July (4.9 mph)
- Rainiest month: May (10.4 mm)
How Houston compares
Houston ranks #149 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 54% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, February, scores 84/100 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 | 7.5 mph | 15.7 mph | 5.6 mm | 11°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 7.4 mph | 15.7 mph | 2.6 mm | 16°C | 7 | 84 | YES |
| March | 7.6 mph | 16.8 mph | 3.0 mm | 20°C | 7 | 83 | YES |
| April | 8.5 mph | 18.4 mph | 5.6 mm | 22°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 7.1 mph | 15.9 mph | 10.4 mm | 25°C | 6 | 69 | EH… |
| June | 6.2 mph | 14.3 mph | 7.7 mm | 28°C | 1 | 59 | EH… |
| July | 4.9 mph | 11.8 mph | 8.2 mm | 28°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| August | 5.4 mph | 11.9 mph | 2.3 mm | 30°C | 3 | 64 | EH… |
| September | 5.5 mph | 11.7 mph | 3.5 mm | 27°C | 2 | 55 | EH… |
| October | 6.9 mph | 13.6 mph | 2.7 mm | 24°C | 6 | 77 | EH… |
| November | 6.7 mph | 13.7 mph | 3.5 mm | 18°C | 4 | 69 | EH… |
| December | 6.6 mph | 13.8 mph | 4.4 mm | 15°C | 4 | 63 | 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 Houston, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Houston 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.