Windy cities · Michigan
How windy is Lansing?
Across a typical year, the wind in Lansing averages about 8.8 mph.
January is the windiest month, at about 10.2 mph, and August the calmest, at about 6.5 mph. There’s no wind at all about 12% of the time. That makes it the joint 50th 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 12 mph.
Lansing averages about 8.8 mph, and it’s dead calm about 12% of the time, so Michigan’s capital does get the occasional quiet day.
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 | 8.8 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | January, 10.2 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 6.5 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 12% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- St. Louis, Missouri: about 8.8 mph
- Washington, DC: about 8.8 mph
- Akron, Ohio: about 8.9 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014836. Average wind speed, not gusts.