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How windy is Phoenix?
Phoenix right now
61°FBroken cloud
- Today66°F / 60°FClouds
- Tomorrow75°F / 56°FClear skies
- Monday76°F / 55°FClouds
Vibes: mildly damp socks.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Phoenix averages about 6.1 mph.
July is the windiest month, at about 7.3 mph, and December the calmest, at about 4.7 mph. There’s no wind at all about 16% of the time. That makes it the joint 13th least windy 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 5 mph.
Phoenix averages about 6.1 mph of wind, and July is the windiest month at about 7.3, which is like a hair dryer on low.
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 | 6.1 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | July, 7.3 mph |
| Calmest month | December, 4.7 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 16% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Birmingham, Alabama: about 6.1 mph
- Reno, Nevada: about 6.1 mph
- Sacramento, California: about 6.1 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00023183. Average wind speed, not gusts.