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    How windy is El Paso?

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    Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.

    Across a typical year, the wind in El Paso averages about 8.5 mph.

    April is the windiest month, at about 11 mph, and September the calmest, at about 7.3 mph. There’s no wind at all about 11% of the time. That makes it the joint 54th 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 15 mph.

    El Paso averages about 11 mph in April, so the desert spring comes with a side of grit.

    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 year8.5 mph
    Windiest monthApril, 11 mph
    Calmest monthSeptember, 7.3 mph
    Hours with no wind at all11%

    Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.

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    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00023044. Average wind speed, not gusts.