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How windy is Wichita?
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Across a typical year, the wind in Wichita averages about 11.4 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 13.2 mph, and August the calmest, at about 9.8 mph. There’s no wind at all about 5% of the time. That makes it the 6th 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 9 mph.
Wichita averages about 11.4 mph of wind, so the prairie keeps itself busy all year.
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 | 11.4 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 13.2 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 9.8 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 5% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Boston, Massachusetts: about 11.3 mph
- Corpus Christi, Texas: about 11.5 mph
- Great Falls, Montana: about 11.3 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00003928. Average wind speed, not gusts.