Wind statistics for Kyiv
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Kyiv, Ukraine — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.0 mph
- Average gusts: 15.4 mph
- Average daily rain: 1.8 mm
- Average temperature: 10°C
- Good kite days: 73 a year
- Best month: January (kite score 91/100)
- Windiest month: October (8.1 mph)
- Calmest month: August (6.0 mph)
- Rainiest month: June (3.4 mm)
How Kyiv compares
Kyiv ranks #207 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 61% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, scores 91/100 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 | 7.7 mph | 16.1 mph | 1.3 mm | -3°C | 9 | 91 | YES |
| February | 7.2 mph | 14.8 mph | 1.3 mm | -2°C | 5 | 86 | YES |
| March | 6.7 mph | 14.6 mph | 1.1 mm | 6°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| April | 7.2 mph | 16.4 mph | 1.9 mm | 10°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| May | 6.6 mph | 15.8 mph | 2.0 mm | 15°C | 4 | 79 | EH… |
| June | 6.9 mph | 16.7 mph | 3.4 mm | 20°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 6.1 mph | 15.0 mph | 2.5 mm | 23°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 6.0 mph | 13.2 mph | 0.9 mm | 22°C | 4 | 77 | EH… |
| September | 6.7 mph | 14.0 mph | 0.6 mm | 18°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| October | 8.1 mph | 16.2 mph | 2.2 mm | 10°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| November | 7.8 mph | 16.1 mph | 2.4 mm | 4°C | 6 | 85 | YES |
| December | 7.6 mph | 16.0 mph | 1.6 mm | 0°C | 7 | 85 | 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%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Kyiv, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Kyiv 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.