Wind statistics for Indianapolis
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Indianapolis, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.0 mph
- Average gusts: 15.2 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.1 mm
- Average temperature: 13°C
- Good kite days: 65 a year
- Best month: January (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: March (8.8 mph)
- Calmest month: July (5.1 mph)
- Rainiest month: April (5.3 mm)
How Indianapolis compares
Indianapolis ranks #128 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 61% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, scores 85/100 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 | 8.0 mph | 16.7 mph | 2.2 mm | -4°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| February | 7.2 mph | 15.3 mph | 1.6 mm | 1°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| March | 8.8 mph | 19.2 mph | 4.2 mm | 9°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 8.6 mph | 19.0 mph | 5.3 mm | 14°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 6.8 mph | 15.2 mph | 3.7 mm | 17°C | 3 | 68 | EH… |
| June | 6.3 mph | 14.6 mph | 4.7 mm | 23°C | 4 | 60 | EH… |
| July | 5.1 mph | 12.6 mph | 3.6 mm | 25°C | 1 | 50 | EH… |
| August | 5.7 mph | 12.7 mph | 2.5 mm | 23°C | 2 | 65 | EH… |
| September | 5.4 mph | 11.8 mph | 2.3 mm | 21°C | 1 | 64 | EH… |
| October | 7.0 mph | 14.4 mph | 1.7 mm | 14°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| November | 7.5 mph | 15.6 mph | 2.2 mm | 7°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| December | 7.5 mph | 15.8 mph | 2.6 mm | 2°C | 6 | 84 | 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%).
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Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Indianapolis 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.