Wind statistics for Tauranga
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Tauranga, New Zealand — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.2 mph
- Average gusts: 16.6 mph
- Average daily rain: 4.4 mm
- Average temperature: 14°C
- Good kite days: 77 a year
- Best month: March (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: September (10.2 mph)
- Calmest month: July (7.1 mph)
- Rainiest month: January (6.4 mm)
How Tauranga compares
Tauranga ranks #65 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 80% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, March, 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 | 8.5 mph | 17.9 mph | 6.4 mm | 19°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 7.2 mph | 15.4 mph | 3.3 mm | 19°C | 3 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 7.8 mph | 16.0 mph | 2.7 mm | 17°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| April | 8.5 mph | 17.0 mph | 6.3 mm | 16°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 7.2 mph | 14.5 mph | 2.8 mm | 12°C | 4 | 80 | YES |
| June | 7.6 mph | 15.4 mph | 5.6 mm | 11°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 7.1 mph | 14.4 mph | 5.1 mm | 10°C | 2 | 69 | EH… |
| August | 7.6 mph | 15.1 mph | 3.0 mm | 10°C | 6 | 83 | YES |
| September | 10.2 mph | 19.6 mph | 3.7 mm | 12°C | 12 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 9.4 mph | 18.5 mph | 4.0 mm | 14°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 8.2 mph | 16.8 mph | 5.2 mm | 16°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 8.9 mph | 18.5 mph | 5.1 mm | 18°C | 7 | 70 | 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 Tauranga, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Tauranga 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.