Wind statistics for Salt Lake City
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Salt Lake City, United States — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 5.5 mph
- Average gusts: 12.7 mph
- Average daily rain: 1.6 mm
- Average temperature: 13°C
- Good kite days: 40 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 82/100)
- Windiest month: August (6.4 mph)
- Calmest month: January (4.3 mph)
- Rainiest month: February (3.5 mm)
How Salt Lake City compares
Salt Lake City ranks #238 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 27% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 82/100 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 | 4.3 mph | 9.6 mph | 2.1 mm | -1°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| February | 5.4 mph | 12.0 mph | 3.5 mm | 3°C | 1 | 54 | EH… |
| March | 5.9 mph | 13.3 mph | 2.5 mm | 7°C | 2 | 68 | EH… |
| April | 5.4 mph | 13.1 mph | 2.1 mm | 10°C | 4 | 65 | EH… |
| May | 5.9 mph | 14.7 mph | 1.2 mm | 16°C | 3 | 76 | EH… |
| June | 5.8 mph | 14.9 mph | 0.2 mm | 24°C | 4 | 74 | EH… |
| July | 5.8 mph | 15.1 mph | 0.2 mm | 28°C | 4 | 74 | EH… |
| August | 6.4 mph | 14.7 mph | 0.9 mm | 26°C | 8 | 82 | YES |
| September | 6.3 mph | 13.8 mph | 0.6 mm | 21°C | 6 | 80 | YES |
| October | 5.4 mph | 11.6 mph | 1.9 mm | 12°C | 4 | 67 | EH… |
| November | 4.5 mph | 9.8 mph | 1.9 mm | 5°C | 2 | 30 | NOPE |
| December | 4.6 mph | 10.2 mph | 2.1 mm | 2°C | 2 | 30 | NOPE |
"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 Salt Lake City, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Salt Lake City 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.