Wind statistics for Sapporo
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Sapporo, Japan — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.0 mph
- Average gusts: 15.2 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.5 mm
- Average temperature: 9°C
- Good kite days: 58 a year
- Best month: April (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: April (8.3 mph)
- Calmest month: January (5.9 mph)
- Rainiest month: September (4.9 mm)
How Sapporo compares
Sapporo ranks #127 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 61% 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:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9 mph | 11.4 mph | 2.8 mm | -6°C | 1 | 59 | EH… |
| February | 6.9 mph | 13.4 mph | 2.5 mm | -4°C | 4 | 73 | EH… |
| March | 7.3 mph | 15.1 mph | 2.6 mm | -1°C | 6 | 80 | YES |
| April | 8.3 mph | 18.7 mph | 3.0 mm | 8°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| May | 7.7 mph | 17.7 mph | 3.2 mm | 13°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 7.4 mph | 17.3 mph | 3.9 mm | 18°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 7.4 mph | 17.4 mph | 4.8 mm | 23°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 7.6 mph | 16.1 mph | 4.4 mm | 24°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 6.6 mph | 14.1 mph | 4.9 mm | 19°C | 4 | 63 | EH… |
| October | 6.6 mph | 13.9 mph | 3.8 mm | 11°C | 2 | 65 | EH… |
| November | 6.9 mph | 14.9 mph | 4.1 mm | 4°C | 2 | 67 | EH… |
| December | 5.9 mph | 12.7 mph | 2.1 mm | -3°C | 3 | 66 | 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 Sapporo 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.