Wind statistics for Melbourne
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Melbourne, Australia — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.5 mph
- Average gusts: 16.9 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.1 mm
- Average temperature: 15°C
- Good kite days: 79 a year
- Best month: October (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: September (9.3 mph)
- Calmest month: May (5.7 mph)
- Rainiest month: November (3.5 mm)
How Melbourne compares
Melbourne ranks #103 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 68% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, October, scores 85/100 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 | 7.6 mph | 18.5 mph | 2.1 mm | 21°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| February | 7.5 mph | 17.9 mph | 1.8 mm | 20°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| March | 6.8 mph | 16.0 mph | 1.9 mm | 19°C | 7 | 83 | YES |
| April | 6.3 mph | 14.6 mph | 1.8 mm | 16°C | 4 | 78 | EH… |
| May | 5.7 mph | 13.0 mph | 1.4 mm | 13°C | 3 | 73 | EH… |
| June | 7.2 mph | 15.7 mph | 2.1 mm | 10°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| July | 7.6 mph | 16.4 mph | 2.4 mm | 10°C | 4 | 85 | YES |
| August | 8.1 mph | 16.6 mph | 1.7 mm | 11°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| September | 9.3 mph | 19.2 mph | 1.7 mm | 13°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| October | 8.7 mph | 18.6 mph | 2.6 mm | 14°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| November | 7.6 mph | 17.6 mph | 3.5 mm | 17°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 7.7 mph | 18.4 mph | 2.6 mm | 19°C | 6 | 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 Melbourne, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Melbourne 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.