Wind statistics for Memphis

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

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 6.7 mph
  • Average gusts: 14.3 mph
  • Average daily rain: 3.7 mm
  • Average temperature: 18°C
  • Good kite days: 55 a year
  • Best month: March (kite score 85/100)
  • Windiest month: April (8.6 mph)
  • Calmest month: July (5.0 mph)
  • Rainiest month: May (5.7 mm)

How Memphis compares

Memphis ranks #148 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 55% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, March, 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:

MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.2 mph14.9 mph3.7 mm3°C670EH…
February7.7 mph15.8 mph4.1 mm8°C870EH…
March8.5 mph18.0 mph2.8 mm14°C985YES
April8.6 mph18.5 mph5.4 mm19°C970EH…
May6.5 mph14.5 mph5.7 mm22°C362EH…
June5.8 mph13.3 mph3.9 mm26°C155EH…
July5.0 mph11.8 mph3.2 mm28°C152EH…
August5.2 mph11.3 mph2.1 mm27°C063EH…
September5.5 mph11.7 mph3.8 mm24°C153EH…
October6.4 mph12.8 mph2.1 mm19°C577EH…
November6.9 mph14.0 mph4.1 mm13°C767EH…
December7.3 mph15.1 mph3.1 mm8°C570EH…

"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 Memphis, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Memphis 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.