Wind statistics for Providence
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Providence, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.4 mph
- Average gusts: 16.2 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.7 mm
- Average temperature: 11°C
- Good kite days: 76 a year
- Best month: November (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: March (8.6 mph)
- Calmest month: August (6.1 mph)
- Rainiest month: March (5.1 mm)
How Providence compares
Providence ranks #108 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 67% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, November, 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 | 8.3 mph | 17.7 mph | 3.6 mm | -2°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 8.1 mph | 17.0 mph | 2.5 mm | -2°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| March | 8.6 mph | 18.9 mph | 5.1 mm | 5°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 7.9 mph | 17.9 mph | 3.8 mm | 10°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 7.4 mph | 16.8 mph | 4.7 mm | 15°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 6.7 mph | 15.6 mph | 2.9 mm | 21°C | 5 | 73 | EH… |
| July | 6.5 mph | 15.2 mph | 4.4 mm | 24°C | 3 | 62 | EH… |
| August | 6.1 mph | 13.8 mph | 3.8 mm | 21°C | 3 | 60 | EH… |
| September | 6.1 mph | 13.3 mph | 4.3 mm | 18°C | 1 | 58 | EH… |
| October | 7.0 mph | 14.8 mph | 2.5 mm | 13°C | 7 | 80 | YES |
| November | 8.0 mph | 17.0 mph | 2.2 mm | 6°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| December | 7.6 mph | 16.2 mph | 4.4 mm | 1°C | 7 | 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 Providence 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.