Wind statistics for Richmond

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Richmond, United States — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 6.4 mph
  • Average gusts: 14.1 mph
  • Average daily rain: 2.8 mm
  • Average temperature: 15°C
  • Good kite days: 49 a year
  • Best month: April (kite score 85/100)
  • Windiest month: March (7.8 mph)
  • Calmest month: July (5.1 mph)
  • Rainiest month: July (4.5 mm)

How Richmond compares

Richmond ranks #174 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 47% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, 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:

MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.0 mph14.9 mph2.5 mm3°C780YES
February6.9 mph14.8 mph3.1 mm5°C470EH…
March7.8 mph17.0 mph3.2 mm12°C870EH…
April7.8 mph17.4 mph2.0 mm17°C885YES
May6.3 mph14.4 mph3.8 mm20°C362EH…
June5.6 mph13.2 mph2.7 mm25°C262EH…
July5.1 mph12.2 mph4.5 mm26°C147NOPE
August5.5 mph12.4 mph2.6 mm24°C062EH…
September5.9 mph12.8 mph3.1 mm22°C263EH…
October6.2 mph13.0 mph0.8 mm16°C479EH…
November6.4 mph13.5 mph1.6 mm10°C581YES
December6.4 mph13.5 mph3.4 mm5°C566EH…

"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 Richmond, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Richmond 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.