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How windy is Kansas City?
Kansas City right now
39°FScattered clouds
- Today45°F / 32°FClouds
- Tomorrow52°F / 29°FClouds
- Monday54°F / 31°FClear skies
The sky's forgotten its color.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Kansas City averages about 10.2 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 11.9 mph, and August the calmest, at about 8.3 mph. There’s no wind at all about 4% of the time. That makes it the joint 17th 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 6 mph.
Kansas City averages about 10.2 mph of wind, so barbecue smoke here travels further than most people.
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 | 10.2 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 11.9 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 8.3 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
- Sioux City, Iowa: about 10.2 mph
- Buffalo, New York: about 10.1 mph
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota: about 10.1 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00003947. Average wind speed, not gusts.