Wind statistics for Milwaukee
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Milwaukee, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.6 mph
- Average gusts: 18.1 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.5 mm
- Average temperature: 10°C
- Good kite days: 126 a year
- Best month: February (kite score 96/100)
- Windiest month: March (9.8 mph)
- Calmest month: July (6.5 mph)
- Rainiest month: April (4.3 mm)
How Milwaukee compares
Milwaukee ranks #51 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 84% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, February, 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 | 9.7 mph | 19.6 mph | 1.6 mm | -6°C | 18 | 85 | YES |
| February | 8.9 mph | 18.2 mph | 0.8 mm | -2°C | 13 | 96 | YES |
| March | 9.8 mph | 20.5 mph | 2.8 mm | 4°C | 13 | 85 | YES |
| April | 9.5 mph | 20.4 mph | 4.3 mm | 9°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 7.9 mph | 17.9 mph | 2.9 mm | 14°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| June | 7.9 mph | 18.0 mph | 4.0 mm | 21°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 6.5 mph | 15.4 mph | 2.8 mm | 23°C | 3 | 72 | EH… |
| August | 7.5 mph | 16.2 mph | 3.0 mm | 22°C | 9 | 82 | YES |
| September | 7.2 mph | 15.1 mph | 1.7 mm | 19°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| October | 9.3 mph | 18.7 mph | 2.0 mm | 13°C | 12 | 85 | YES |
| November | 9.5 mph | 19.3 mph | 2.1 mm | 5°C | 15 | 85 | YES |
| December | 9.0 mph | 18.0 mph | 1.5 mm | -1°C | 13 | 96 | 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 Milwaukee, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Milwaukee 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.