Wind statistics for Kolkata

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Kolkata, India — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 4.9 mph
  • Average gusts: 11.7 mph
  • Average daily rain: 5.6 mm
  • Average temperature: 26°C
  • Good kite days: 11 a year
  • Best month: April (kite score 64/100)
  • Windiest month: July (6.2 mph)
  • Calmest month: February (3.7 mph)
  • Rainiest month: July (14.4 mm)

How Kolkata compares

Kolkata ranks #274 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 16% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, scores 64/100 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
January3.8 mph9.4 mph0.5 mm19°C030NOPE
February3.7 mph9.5 mph0.9 mm23°C030NOPE
March4.5 mph12.0 mph2.4 mm27°C030NOPE
April5.6 mph14.1 mph2.5 mm30°C364EH…
May6.1 mph14.7 mph6.2 mm30°C358EH…
June5.8 mph13.8 mph8.4 mm30°C454EH…
July6.2 mph14.4 mph14.4 mm28°C159EH…
August5.5 mph12.6 mph14.2 mm28°C051EH…
September5.4 mph12.2 mph11.4 mm28°C050EH…
October4.2 mph9.9 mph5.9 mm28°C030NOPE
November3.7 mph8.6 mph0.6 mm24°C030NOPE
December3.8 mph8.8 mph0.4 mm20°C030NOPE

"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 Kolkata, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Kolkata 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.