Wind statistics for Oxford
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Oxford, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.8 mph
- Average gusts: 17.1 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.3 mm
- Average temperature: 11°C
- Good kite days: 111 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: December (11.0 mph)
- Calmest month: July (7.5 mph)
- Rainiest month: September (3.5 mm)
How Oxford compares
Oxford ranks #44 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 87% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 100/100 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 | 9.2 mph | 17.2 mph | 2.9 mm | 4°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| February | 9.6 mph | 18.3 mph | 3.1 mm | 7°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 8.3 mph | 16.2 mph | 1.7 mm | 8°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| April | 9.0 mph | 17.9 mph | 1.3 mm | 10°C | 12 | 100 | YES |
| May | 7.6 mph | 15.7 mph | 1.8 mm | 14°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| June | 8.7 mph | 17.8 mph | 1.6 mm | 17°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| July | 7.5 mph | 15.6 mph | 1.5 mm | 19°C | 9 | 94 | YES |
| August | 8.3 mph | 16.6 mph | 1.5 mm | 18°C | 13 | 100 | YES |
| September | 8.5 mph | 16.6 mph | 3.5 mm | 15°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 8.4 mph | 16.0 mph | 2.7 mm | 12°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| November | 8.9 mph | 16.9 mph | 3.3 mm | 8°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 11.0 mph | 20.6 mph | 2.6 mm | 7°C | 11 | 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 Oxford, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Oxford 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.