Wind statistics for Kyoto

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Kyoto, Japan — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 4.4 mph
  • Average gusts: 12.0 mph
  • Average daily rain: 4.5 mm
  • Average temperature: 16°C
  • Good kite days: 5 a year
  • Best month: February (kite score 56/100)
  • Windiest month: March (5.4 mph)
  • Calmest month: July (3.8 mph)
  • Rainiest month: June (10.8 mm)

How Kyoto compares

Kyoto ranks #291 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 11% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, February, scores 56/100 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
January4.7 mph12.6 mph1.0 mm4°C230NOPE
February5.0 mph13.1 mph2.7 mm5°C156EH…
March5.4 mph14.1 mph4.3 mm8°C150EH…
April4.6 mph12.4 mph5.3 mm15°C030NOPE
May4.7 mph13.1 mph6.2 mm19°C030NOPE
June4.0 mph11.3 mph10.8 mm23°C030NOPE
July3.8 mph11.3 mph6.2 mm28°C030NOPE
August4.6 mph12.5 mph5.2 mm29°C130NOPE
September3.9 mph10.5 mph3.8 mm26°C030NOPE
October4.2 mph10.8 mph4.0 mm18°C030NOPE
November4.1 mph10.9 mph2.9 mm12°C030NOPE
December4.3 mph11.6 mph1.4 mm6°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 Kyoto, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Kyoto 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.