Wind statistics for Wellington
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Wellington, New Zealand — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 15.3 mph
- Average gusts: 32.7 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.6 mm
- Average temperature: 14°C
- Good kite days: 95 a year
- Best month: May (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: September (17.3 mph)
- Calmest month: May (13.9 mph)
- Rainiest month: April (4.4 mm)
How Wellington compares
Wellington ranks #1 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 100% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, May, 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 | 14.7 mph | 31.9 mph | 1.9 mm | 17°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 14.9 mph | 32.1 mph | 1.9 mm | 17°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 14.8 mph | 31.9 mph | 1.3 mm | 16°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 14.1 mph | 30.3 mph | 4.4 mm | 15°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 13.9 mph | 29.7 mph | 2.5 mm | 12°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| June | 14.0 mph | 30.2 mph | 4.3 mm | 12°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 14.0 mph | 29.8 mph | 3.3 mm | 11°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 15.2 mph | 32.2 mph | 2.5 mm | 10°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 17.3 mph | 36.5 mph | 2.4 mm | 12°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 17.3 mph | 36.7 mph | 2.8 mm | 13°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 16.4 mph | 34.9 mph | 1.6 mm | 14°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 17.2 mph | 36.7 mph | 2.9 mm | 16°C | 6 | 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 Wellington, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Wellington 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.