Wind statistics for Inverness
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Inverness, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.6 mph
- Average gusts: 17.1 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.8 mm
- Average temperature: 9°C
- Good kite days: 69 a year
- Best month: March (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: March (8.9 mph)
- Calmest month: November (6.2 mph)
- Rainiest month: December (4.7 mm)
How Inverness compares
Inverness ranks #101 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 69% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, March, 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 | 7.6 mph | 16.8 mph | 2.5 mm | 2°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| February | 8.1 mph | 17.9 mph | 2.4 mm | 4°C | 6 | 85 | YES |
| March | 8.9 mph | 19.9 mph | 2.5 mm | 6°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| April | 7.4 mph | 17.0 mph | 2.1 mm | 8°C | 4 | 85 | YES |
| May | 6.3 mph | 15.1 mph | 2.0 mm | 12°C | 4 | 76 | EH… |
| June | 8.1 mph | 18.9 mph | 2.8 mm | 13°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| July | 7.1 mph | 16.6 mph | 2.8 mm | 15°C | 8 | 79 | EH… |
| August | 7.7 mph | 17.6 mph | 2.9 mm | 15°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| September | 7.1 mph | 16.2 mph | 2.8 mm | 12°C | 5 | 79 | EH… |
| October | 8.2 mph | 18.1 mph | 3.4 mm | 10°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 6.2 mph | 13.7 mph | 2.8 mm | 5°C | 2 | 69 | EH… |
| December | 8.0 mph | 17.7 mph | 4.7 mm | 5°C | 3 | 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 Inverness, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Inverness 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.