Wind statistics for Oulu
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Oulu, Finland — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.6 mph
- Average gusts: 16.2 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.0 mm
- Average temperature: 4°C
- Good kite days: 80 a year
- Best month: December (kite score 94/100)
- Windiest month: December (8.7 mph)
- Calmest month: July (6.2 mph)
- Rainiest month: September (3.2 mm)
How Oulu compares
Oulu ranks #166 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 69% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, December, scores 94/100 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 | 7.5 mph | 15.1 mph | 1.1 mm | -11°C | 5 | 84 | YES |
| February | 7.7 mph | 15.6 mph | 1.0 mm | -8°C | 9 | 87 | YES |
| March | 7.8 mph | 16.1 mph | 1.3 mm | -1°C | 9 | 94 | YES |
| April | 7.4 mph | 16.3 mph | 1.0 mm | 2°C | 7 | 92 | YES |
| May | 6.9 mph | 15.7 mph | 1.6 mm | 8°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| June | 6.9 mph | 16.1 mph | 2.7 mm | 15°C | 3 | 77 | EH… |
| July | 6.2 mph | 14.5 mph | 2.6 mm | 18°C | 3 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 7.0 mph | 15.7 mph | 3.1 mm | 16°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 8.2 mph | 17.6 mph | 3.2 mm | 13°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 8.5 mph | 17.6 mph | 2.7 mm | 4°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| November | 8.3 mph | 16.9 mph | 1.9 mm | -2°C | 6 | 85 | YES |
| December | 8.7 mph | 17.5 mph | 1.5 mm | -5°C | 11 | 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 Oulu, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Oulu 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.