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How windy is Rochester?
Rochester right now
39°FLight rain
- Today40°F / 39°FRain
- Tomorrow42°F / 38°FRain
- Monday47°F / 40°FClouds
Nature's power shower.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Rochester averages about 9 mph.
January is the windiest month, at about 10.6 mph, and August the calmest, at about 7.1 mph. There’s no wind at all about 8% of the time. That makes it the joint 44th 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 15 mph.
Rochester averages about 9 mph and about 10.6 in January, so Lake Ontario keeps a steady push on the city.
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 | 9 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | January, 10.6 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 7.1 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 8% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Fort Wayne, Indiana: about 9 mph
- Providence, Rhode Island: about 9 mph
- South Bend, Indiana: about 9 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014768. Average wind speed, not gusts.