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    How windy is Syracuse?

    Syracuse right now

    39°FOvercast skies

    • Today39°F / 36°FRain
    • Tomorrow39°F / 35°FRain
    • Monday46°F / 38°FClouds
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    Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.

    Across a typical year, the wind in Syracuse averages about 8.3 mph.

    January is the windiest month, at about 9.7 mph, and August the calmest, at about 6.4 mph. There’s no wind at all about 12% of the time. That makes it the joint 59th 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 12 mph.

    Syracuse averages about 8.3 mph, and it’s dead calm about 12% of the time, which in snow season is when the flakes come straight down.

    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 year8.3 mph
    Windiest monthJanuary, 9.7 mph
    Calmest monthAugust, 6.4 mph
    Hours with no wind at all12%

    Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.

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    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014771. Average wind speed, not gusts.