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How windy is Indianapolis?
Indianapolis right now
43°FScattered clouds
- Today46°F / 38°FClouds
- Tomorrow48°F / 34°FClouds
- Monday49°F / 34°FClear skies
Global boring, more like.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Indianapolis averages about 9.5 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 11.2 mph, and August the calmest, at about 7.3 mph. There’s no wind at all about 6% of the time. That makes it the joint 32nd 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 8 mph.
Indianapolis averages about 9.5 mph of wind, a nice breeze for a city famous for going fast in circles.
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 | 9.5 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 11.2 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 7.3 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 6% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Cleveland, Ohio: about 9.5 mph
- Dayton, Ohio: about 9.5 mph
- Des Moines, Iowa: about 9.6 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00093819. Average wind speed, not gusts.