Wind statistics for Pretoria
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Pretoria, South Africa — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 5.5 mph
- Average gusts: 13.1 mph
- Average daily rain: 1.9 mm
- Average temperature: 19°C
- Good kite days: 32 a year
- Best month: September (kite score 91/100)
- Windiest month: September (7.3 mph)
- Calmest month: May (4.7 mph)
- Rainiest month: December (3.5 mm)
How Pretoria compares
Pretoria ranks #377 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 30% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, September, scores 91/100 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 | 5.0 mph | 13.2 mph | 3.1 mm | 22°C | 1 | 53 | EH… |
| February | 5.1 mph | 13.1 mph | 3.1 mm | 22°C | 0 | 54 | EH… |
| March | 5.0 mph | 12.5 mph | 3.0 mm | 21°C | 2 | 54 | EH… |
| April | 5.0 mph | 12.0 mph | 3.3 mm | 18°C | 1 | 51 | EH… |
| May | 4.7 mph | 11.2 mph | 0.4 mm | 16°C | 1 | 30 | NOPE |
| June | 5.2 mph | 11.9 mph | 0.2 mm | 12°C | 2 | 68 | EH… |
| July | 5.3 mph | 12.2 mph | 0.0 mm | 13°C | 3 | 69 | EH… |
| August | 6.0 mph | 13.2 mph | 0.2 mm | 16°C | 5 | 77 | EH… |
| September | 7.3 mph | 16.0 mph | 0.7 mm | 20°C | 7 | 91 | YES |
| October | 6.8 mph | 15.3 mph | 1.8 mm | 20°C | 7 | 84 | YES |
| November | 5.4 mph | 13.5 mph | 3.3 mm | 21°C | 2 | 56 | EH… |
| December | 5.2 mph | 13.2 mph | 3.5 mm | 22°C | 1 | 52 | 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%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Pretoria, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Pretoria 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.