Windy cities · Michigan
How windy is Grand Rapids?
Across a typical year, the wind in Grand Rapids averages about 9.4 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 10.8 mph, and August the calmest, at about 7.3 mph. There’s no wind at all about 7% of the time. That makes it the 35th 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 11 mph.
Grand Rapids averages about 9.4 mph and calms to about 7.3 in August, the month the lake breeze takes a holiday.
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 | 9.4 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 10.8 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 7.3 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 7% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Bismarck, North Dakota: about 9.3 mph
- Cleveland, Ohio: about 9.5 mph
- Dayton, Ohio: about 9.5 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00094860. Average wind speed, not gusts.