Windy cities · Colorado
How windy is Denver?
Across a typical year, the wind in Denver averages about 10 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 11.5 mph, and August the calmest, at about 9.4 mph. There’s no wind at all about 4% of the time. That makes it the joint 21st windiest of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 7 mph.
Denver averages about 10 mph, and even its calmest month, August, blows about 9.4. The Mile High air is always on the move.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 10 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 11.5 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 9.4 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 4% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Duluth, Minnesota: about 10 mph
- Omaha, Nebraska: about 10 mph
- Buffalo, New York: about 10.1 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00003017. Average wind speed, not gusts.