Wind statistics for Ponta Delgada
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Ponta Delgada, Portugal — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 9.5 mph
- Average gusts: 21.1 mph
- Average daily rain: 4.2 mm
- Average temperature: 18°C
- Good kite days: 59 a year
- Best month: September (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: January (13.5 mph)
- Calmest month: August (5.7 mph)
- Rainiest month: February (6.1 mm)
How Ponta Delgada compares
Ponta Delgada ranks #18 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 94% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, September, 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 | 13.5 mph | 28.9 mph | 5.7 mm | 16°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 12.7 mph | 27.5 mph | 6.1 mm | 16°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 11.9 mph | 26.3 mph | 3.7 mm | 14°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 11.4 mph | 25.1 mph | 4.7 mm | 15°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 8.4 mph | 18.9 mph | 5.0 mm | 17°C | 3 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 6.7 mph | 15.5 mph | 2.1 mm | 20°C | 4 | 80 | YES |
| July | 6.7 mph | 15.6 mph | 2.6 mm | 22°C | 4 | 76 | EH… |
| August | 5.7 mph | 13.9 mph | 2.2 mm | 23°C | 3 | 68 | EH… |
| September | 7.7 mph | 17.6 mph | 2.6 mm | 22°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| October | 10.1 mph | 22.5 mph | 5.8 mm | 20°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 10.4 mph | 22.8 mph | 5.4 mm | 18°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 8.6 mph | 18.9 mph | 4.4 mm | 16°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
"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%).
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Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Ponta Delgada 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.