Windy cities · Oregon
How windy is Portland, Oregon?
Portland right now
52°FOvercast skies
- Today57°F / 52°FRain
- Tomorrow53°F / 47°FRain
- Monday54°F / 43°FClouds
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Across a typical year, the wind in Portland, Oregon averages about 7.3 mph.
December is the windiest month, at about 9.1 mph, and September the calmest, at about 6 mph. There’s no wind at all about 15% of the time. That makes it the joint 34th 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 10 mph.
Portland, Oregon averages about 7.3 mph, and about 9.1 in December, so the Gorge sends its winter regards.
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 | 7.3 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | December, 9.1 mph |
| Calmest month | September, 6 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 15% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Los Angeles, California: about 7.3 mph
- Shreveport, Louisiana: about 7.2 mph
- Houston, Texas: about 7.4 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00024229. Average wind speed, not gusts.