Windy cities · Nevada
How windy is Reno?
Across a typical year, the wind in Reno averages about 6.1 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 8 mph, and January the calmest, at about 4.5 mph. There’s no wind at all about 29% 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 6 mph.
Reno averages about 6.1 mph, and it’s dead calm about 29% of the time, so the valley spends a lot of its year as a still life.
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 | April, 8 mph |
| Calmest month | January, 4.5 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 29% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Birmingham, Alabama: about 6.1 mph
- Phoenix, Arizona: 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 USW00023185. Average wind speed, not gusts.