Wind statistics for Skegness
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Skegness, United Kingdom — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 12.2 mph
- Average gusts: 22.1 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.1 mm
- Average temperature: 11°C
- Good kite days: 177 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: December (15.3 mph)
- Calmest month: July (9.9 mph)
- Rainiest month: October (3.1 mm)
How Skegness compares
Skegness ranks #2 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 99% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 100/100 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 | 13.7 mph | 24.0 mph | 2.5 mm | 4°C | 16 | 85 | YES |
| February | 13.6 mph | 23.9 mph | 2.8 mm | 7°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| March | 11.9 mph | 21.4 mph | 1.2 mm | 8°C | 14 | 100 | YES |
| April | 12.3 mph | 22.7 mph | 1.1 mm | 10°C | 16 | 100 | YES |
| May | 11.0 mph | 20.8 mph | 1.7 mm | 13°C | 15 | 85 | YES |
| June | 10.9 mph | 21.0 mph | 1.8 mm | 16°C | 16 | 85 | YES |
| July | 9.9 mph | 19.2 mph | 2.4 mm | 18°C | 14 | 85 | YES |
| August | 11.0 mph | 20.4 mph | 1.3 mm | 18°C | 19 | 100 | YES |
| September | 11.8 mph | 21.4 mph | 2.5 mm | 16°C | 15 | 85 | YES |
| October | 11.9 mph | 21.1 mph | 3.1 mm | 12°C | 13 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 13.0 mph | 22.9 mph | 2.8 mm | 8°C | 14 | 85 | YES |
| December | 15.3 mph | 26.6 mph | 2.4 mm | 8°C | 14 | 85 | YES |
"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 Skegness, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Skegness 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.