Wind statistics for Mecca
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Mecca, Saudi Arabia — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.3 mph
- Average gusts: 16.2 mph
- Average daily rain: 0.5 mm
- Average temperature: 30°C
- Good kite days: 119 a year
- Best month: March (kite score 96/100)
- Windiest month: August (8.2 mph)
- Calmest month: November (5.7 mph)
- Rainiest month: November (1.6 mm)
How Mecca compares
Mecca ranks #111 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 66% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, March, scores 96/100 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 | 6.3 mph | 14.2 mph | 0.4 mm | 24°C | 5 | 80 | YES |
| February | 7.2 mph | 16.0 mph | 0.6 mm | 24°C | 7 | 91 | YES |
| March | 7.7 mph | 17.4 mph | 1.0 mm | 26°C | 11 | 96 | YES |
| April | 7.4 mph | 17.3 mph | 0.9 mm | 30°C | 9 | 93 | YES |
| May | 7.8 mph | 17.6 mph | 0.0 mm | 33°C | 12 | 94 | YES |
| June | 8.1 mph | 18.3 mph | 0.0 mm | 36°C | 16 | 94 | YES |
| July | 7.9 mph | 18.0 mph | 0.0 mm | 36°C | 14 | 92 | YES |
| August | 8.2 mph | 17.3 mph | 0.7 mm | 34°C | 15 | 95 | YES |
| September | 7.9 mph | 16.4 mph | 0.2 mm | 34°C | 15 | 94 | YES |
| October | 7.1 mph | 14.7 mph | 0.3 mm | 32°C | 10 | 88 | YES |
| November | 5.7 mph | 12.9 mph | 1.6 mm | 27°C | 2 | 73 | EH… |
| December | 6.1 mph | 14.0 mph | 0.6 mm | 24°C | 3 | 78 | EH… |
"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 Mecca, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Mecca 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.