Wind statistics for Kandy
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Kandy, Sri Lanka — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 5.3 mph
- Average gusts: 14.1 mph
- Average daily rain: 5.7 mm
- Average temperature: 24°C
- Good kite days: 19 a year
- Best month: February (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: July (7.4 mph)
- Calmest month: April (3.0 mph)
- Rainiest month: November (18.6 mm)
How Kandy compares
Kandy ranks #250 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 23% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, February, 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 | 6.1 mph | 14.9 mph | 5.2 mm | 23°C | 3 | 58 | EH… |
| February | 7.1 mph | 17.0 mph | 1.8 mm | 24°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| March | 4.4 mph | 12.0 mph | 1.7 mm | 25°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| April | 3.0 mph | 9.3 mph | 3.9 mm | 25°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| May | 5.0 mph | 14.2 mph | 7.2 mm | 25°C | 0 | 46 | NOPE |
| June | 6.3 mph | 17.1 mph | 4.5 mm | 24°C | 0 | 60 | EH… |
| July | 7.4 mph | 19.4 mph | 4.0 mm | 24°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 5.8 mph | 15.5 mph | 3.6 mm | 24°C | 0 | 57 | EH… |
| September | 6.0 mph | 16.2 mph | 3.7 mm | 24°C | 2 | 59 | EH… |
| October | 3.5 mph | 10.2 mph | 9.0 mm | 24°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| November | 3.6 mph | 10.4 mph | 18.6 mm | 23°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| December | 5.0 mph | 12.9 mph | 5.0 mm | 23°C | 2 | 46 | NOPE |
"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 Kandy, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Kandy 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.