Wind statistics for Lima

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Lima, Peru — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

Average wind: 7.3 mph
Average gusts: 16.0 mph
Average daily rain: 0.2 mm
Average temperature: 20°C
Good kite days: 124 a year
Best month: August (kite score 100/100)
Windiest month: August (8.7 mph)
Calmest month: May (6.0 mph)
Rainiest month: February (1.1 mm)

How Lima compares

Lima ranks #189 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 65% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 100/100 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	7.3 mph	16.2 mph	0.6 mm	22°C	10	91	YES
February	6.8 mph	15.1 mph	1.1 mm	24°C	8	86	YES
March	6.5 mph	15.1 mph	0.2 mm	23°C	9	82	YES
April	6.7 mph	15.4 mph	0.1 mm	21°C	9	85	YES
May	6.0 mph	14.6 mph	0.0 mm	19°C	4	77	EH…
June	6.6 mph	15.7 mph	0.1 mm	18°C	6	83	YES
July	6.7 mph	15.9 mph	0.0 mm	18°C	6	85	YES
August	8.7 mph	17.1 mph	0.1 mm	17°C	17	100	YES
September	7.8 mph	15.8 mph	0.1 mm	17°C	14	97	YES
October	8.5 mph	16.9 mph	0.0 mm	18°C	17	100	YES
November	8.1 mph	17.4 mph	0.0 mm	19°C	14	100	YES
December	7.5 mph	17.1 mph	0.3 mm	20°C	10	94	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 Lima, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Lima 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.