Windy cities · Utah
How windy is Salt Lake City?
Across a typical year, the wind in Salt Lake City averages about 8.2 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 9.3 mph, and January the calmest, at about 6.4 mph. There’s no wind at all about 10% of the time. That makes it the joint 61st 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 6 mph.
Salt Lake City averages about 8.2 mph, and January calms to about 6.4, which lets the valley air sit very still in winter.
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 | 8.2 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 9.3 mph |
| Calmest month | January, 6.4 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 10% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Quad Cities, Illinois and Iowa: about 8.2 mph
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: about 8.1 mph
- Atlanta, Georgia: about 8.1 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00024127. Average wind speed, not gusts.