Wind statistics for Raleigh
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Raleigh, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 6.5 mph
- Average gusts: 14.5 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.2 mm
- Average temperature: 16°C
- Good kite days: 57 a year
- Best month: April (kite score 96/100)
- Windiest month: March (7.8 mph)
- Calmest month: July (5.3 mph)
- Rainiest month: July (7.1 mm)
How Raleigh compares
Raleigh ranks #164 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 50% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, scores 96/100 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 | 7.2 mph | 15.4 mph | 2.0 mm | 4°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| February | 7.4 mph | 15.9 mph | 2.7 mm | 7°C | 6 | 83 | YES |
| March | 7.8 mph | 17.1 mph | 3.3 mm | 13°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 7.7 mph | 17.2 mph | 1.5 mm | 18°C | 10 | 96 | YES |
| May | 6.3 mph | 14.6 mph | 4.2 mm | 21°C | 3 | 60 | EH… |
| June | 5.7 mph | 13.7 mph | 2.3 mm | 26°C | 2 | 67 | EH… |
| July | 5.3 mph | 12.7 mph | 7.1 mm | 27°C | 1 | 49 | NOPE |
| August | 5.5 mph | 12.4 mph | 4.9 mm | 25°C | 0 | 51 | EH… |
| September | 5.9 mph | 13.1 mph | 4.3 mm | 22°C | 2 | 56 | EH… |
| October | 6.3 mph | 13.3 mph | 1.2 mm | 16°C | 6 | 80 | YES |
| November | 6.5 mph | 13.9 mph | 1.8 mm | 12°C | 6 | 80 | YES |
| December | 6.7 mph | 14.1 mph | 2.9 mm | 7°C | 4 | 73 | 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 Raleigh, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Raleigh 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.