Wind statistics for Washington

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

Statistics

At a glance

  • Average wind: 6.3 mph
  • Average gusts: 14.4 mph
  • Average daily rain: 3.4 mm
  • Average temperature: 14°C
  • Good kite days: 45 a year
  • Best month: April (kite score 82/100)
  • Windiest month: March (7.7 mph)
  • Calmest month: July (4.6 mph)
  • Rainiest month: May (5.4 mm)

How Washington compares

Washington ranks #179 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 45% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, 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:

MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January7.3 mph15.8 mph2.8 mm0°C879EH…
February7.0 mph15.2 mph2.6 mm3°C579EH…
March7.7 mph17.4 mph3.3 mm10°C670EH…
April7.4 mph17.1 mph2.9 mm15°C582YES
May6.1 mph14.7 mph5.4 mm18°C458EH…
June5.6 mph13.8 mph3.7 mm24°C254EH…
July4.6 mph11.8 mph5.3 mm26°C130NOPE
August5.3 mph12.3 mph3.7 mm24°C051EH…
September5.6 mph12.6 mph3.5 mm21°C056EH…
October6.1 mph13.2 mph1.4 mm15°C478EH…
November6.7 mph14.7 mph2.1 mm9°C680YES
December6.6 mph14.5 mph3.5 mm4°C467EH…

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

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Washington 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.