Windy cities · New York
How windy is New York?
Across a typical year, the wind in New York averages about 11 mph.
March is the windiest month, at about 12.6 mph, and August the calmest, at about 9.2 mph. There’s no wind at all about 4% of the time. That makes it the joint 10th 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.
New York averages about 11 mph of wind at LaGuardia, and the city still blames the subway grates.
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 | 11 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | March, 12.6 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 9.2 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
- Fargo, North Dakota: about 11 mph
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: about 11.2 mph
- Boston, Massachusetts: about 11.3 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014732, the nearest station with hourly records. Average wind speed, not gusts.