Wind statistics for Las Vegas

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Las Vegas, United States — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 4.8 mph
  • Average gusts: 10.9 mph
  • Average daily rain: 0.4 mm
  • Average temperature: 22°C
  • Good kite days: 45 a year
  • Best month: April (kite score 78/100)
  • Windiest month: March (6.1 mph)
  • Calmest month: December (2.4 mph)
  • Rainiest month: August (1.0 mm)

How Las Vegas compares

Las Vegas ranks #279 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 14% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, scores 78/100 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
January3.4 mph7.5 mph0.3 mm9°C230NOPE
February3.9 mph8.9 mph0.9 mm12°C130NOPE
March6.1 mph13.2 mph0.3 mm17°C678EH…
April6.1 mph14.0 mph0.1 mm20°C778EH…
May5.7 mph13.8 mph0.2 mm26°C673EH…
June5.8 mph14.0 mph0.1 mm33°C771EH…
July5.1 mph12.6 mph0.1 mm36°C361EH…
August5.8 mph12.6 mph1.0 mm34°C571EH…
September4.6 mph10.2 mph0.5 mm29°C230NOPE
October4.9 mph10.0 mph0.2 mm23°C330NOPE
November3.9 mph8.1 mph0.7 mm14°C330NOPE
December2.4 mph5.6 mph0.3 mm11°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 Las Vegas, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Las Vegas 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.