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Comparative Climate Data
Average Wind Speed Average Pan Evaporation Mean Monthly Number of Hours of Precipitation Mean Monthly and Annual Average: Mean Monthly and Annual: Click here to see this data for all western states. Back to Data & Products page. |
Average Wind Speed
The following monthly average wind speeds are based on hourly observations from all
reporting airports in California and based on data from 1992-2002. Some stations began
operation after 1992. All stations have at least 2 years of hourly data used for the averages.
Averages for first order stations may differ from data seen in the LCD's due to a different
period of record used and a possible change in the height of the wind instruments. The
standard anemometer height for all current stations is 10 meters.
CALIFORNIA
AVERAGE WIND SPEED - MPH
STATION | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Ann
ALAMEDA NAS, CA (KNGZ). WIN | 6.3 6.4 7.4 8.6 9.1 8.8 8.8 8.3 7.3 6.4 5.9 5.9 | 7.4
ALTURAS AP, CA (KAAT). WIND | 5.0 6.1 5.9 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.5 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.8 | 5.6
ARCATA AP, CA (KACV). WIND | 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.7 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.8 6.7 7.6 | 7.1
AVALON-CATALINA AP, CA (KAVX | 7.6 8.3 8.8 9.1 6.7 5.8 5.8 5.5 6.5 6.4 7.7 7.8 | 7.0
BAKERSFIELD AP, CA (KBFL). | 5.3 6.0 6.2 7.1 7.6 7.8 7.4 7.1 6.5 5.6 4.9 5.1 | 6.4
BEALE AFB, CA (KBAB). WIND | 6.8 7.4 6.9 7.5 6.9 7.1 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9 7.1 | 6.7
BISHOP AP, CA (KBIH). WIND | 7.1 8.1 9.7 10.1 9.4 8.7 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.1 7.1 7.2 | 8.4
BLUE CANYON, CA (KBLU). WIN | 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.5 5.6 | 4.6
BLYTHE AP, CA (KBLH). WIND | 6.5 7.2 7.8 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.4 8.8 7.4 6.7 6.6 6.8 | 7.8
BURBANK AIRPORT, CA (KBUR). | 4.8 5.8 5.7 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.0 5.5 4.9 4.5 4.9 | 5.7
CAMARILLO AP, CA (KCMA). WI | 6.5 6.8 6.2 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.7 5.4 6.3 7.4 | 5.9
CAMP PENDLETON MCAS, CA (KNF | 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.4 | 4.5
CAMPO AIRPORT, CA (KCZZ). W | 8.1 9.2 8.3 9.1 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.4 7.5 8.2 8.2 9.5 | 8.3
CARLSBAD AP, CA (KCRQ). WIN | 4.5 5.4 5.5 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 | 5.1
CHINA LAKE-ARMITAGE FIELD, C | 5.0 5.6 6.6 8.2 8.0 8.2 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.7 5.3 5.1 | 6.6
CHINO AP, CA (KCNO). WIND R | 4.4 5.4 6.1 6.9 7.8 7.3 7.2 6.8 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.4 | 6.1
CONCORD-BUCHANON FIELD, CA ( | 6.6 6.8 8.0 9.9 10.9 11.6 11.8 10.7 8.6 7.0 5.6 6.3 | 8.7
CRESCENT CITY AP, CA (KCCR). | 10.1 10.4 9.8 9.8 9.3 8.9 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.9 9.1 9.9 | 8.9
DAGGETT-BARSTOW AP, CA (KDAG | 8.6 9.8 11.2 13.8 14.3 13.9 12.2 11.4 10.4 9.5 8.7 7.7 | 10.9
EDWARDS AFB, CA (KEDW). WIN | 8.3 9.3 10.1 12.2 12.8 13.0 11.8 10.5 9.3 8.8 8.4 8.5 | 10.3
EL CENTRO NAF, CA (KNJK). W | 5.3 5.9 7.0 9.4 8.7 8.8 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.1 | 6.9
EL TORO MCAS, CA (KNZJ). WI | 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.3 4.2 | 3.5
FRESNO AIR TERMINAL, CA (KFA | 4.9 5.6 6.1 7.8 8.7 8.8 7.9 7.1 6.3 4.8 4.3 4.3 | 6.3
FULLERTON AP, CA (KFUL). WI | 3.7 4.5 4.9 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.5 | 4.5
HANFORD MUNI AP, CA (KHJO). | 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.6 7.8 7.4 6.4 5.8 5.0 3.7 3.1 3.1 | 5.1
HAWTHORNE AP, CA (KHHR). WI | 3.8 5.4 6.1 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.8 4.7 3.5 3.2 | 5.5
HAYWARD AIRPORT, CA (KHWD). | 5.6 6.6 7.5 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.1 8.4 7.3 6.1 5.4 5.7 | 7.5
IMPERIAL AIRPORT, CA (KIPL). | 6.2 7.2 8.1 9.9 9.4 9.6 8.3 7.9 6.9 6.7 6.1 5.6 | 7.6
IMPERIAL BEACH NOLF, CA (KNR | 7.0 8.2 8.1 8.8 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.5 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.7 | 7.9
LANCASTER AIRPORT, CA (KWJF) | 8.3 9.6 11.3 14.1 15.3 15.0 13.5 11.5 10.0 8.9 8.3 7.9 | 11.1
LEMOORE NAS, CA (KNLC). WIN | 4.9 5.4 6.1 8.5 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 5.5 4.9 4.8 | 6.4
LIVERMORE AP, CA (KLVK). WI | 5.1 6.1 6.3 7.4 8.4 9.4 9.6 8.4 6.8 5.7 4.6 4.9 | 6.9
LONG BEACH AP, CA (KLGB). W | 4.8 5.8 6.1 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.1 4.5 4.5 | 5.8
LOS ANGELES INT'L AP, CA (KL | 7.2 8.3 8.4 9.0 8.4 8.3 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.8 | 7.8
LOS ANGELES-DOWNTOWN, CA (KC | 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 | 1.3
MADERA MUNI AP, CA (KMAE). | 6.0 6.5 6.6 7.5 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.3 6.2 5.3 5.0 5.3 | 6.7
MARYSVILLE AIRPORT, CA (KMYV | 7.8 9.1 8.3 9.2 9.2 9.3 8.7 7.9 7.4 7.1 6.7 8.1 | 8.2
MCCLELLAN AFB, CA (KMCC). W | 7.7 8.1 7.5 8.0 7.9 8.7 8.8 8.5 7.4 6.8 6.3 7.9 | 7.8
MERCED MUNI AP, CA (KMCE). | 5.0 6.1 5.8 6.9 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.0 6.1 5.1 4.5 4.9 | 6.2
MIRAMAR NAS, CA (KNKX). WIN | 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.1 | 4.9
MODESTO AIRPORT, CA (KMOD). | 5.4 6.3 6.9 8.8 9.2 9.8 9.0 8.2 7.2 6.0 5.1 5.4 | 7.3
MOFFETT FIELD NAS, CA (KNUQ) | 3.7 5.1 5.4 6.2 6.7 7.1 7.3 6.6 5.4 4.5 3.8 4.3 | 5.5
MONTEREY AIRPORT, CA (KMRY). | 5.5 5.9 6.5 7.6 7.5 7.8 7.1 6.5 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.4 | 6.3
MOUNT SHASTA CITY, CA (KMHS) | 3.4 3.3 4.1 4.5 4.2 4.3 3.0 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.5 | 3.5
NAPA COUNTY AP, CA (KAPC). | 7.0 7.4 7.5 9.4 9.7 10.6 10.7 9.7 7.8 6.6 6.0 7.0 | 8.3
OAKLAND INT'L AP, CA (KOAK). | 7.7 8.5 9.0 10.3 10.5 10.4 10.5 9.7 8.7 7.6 7.2 7.8 | 9.0
OCEANSIDE MUNI AP, CA (KOKB) | 3.7 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.4 3.8 3.6 | 4.3
ONTARIO INT'L AP, CA (KONT). | 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.9 7.5 7.3 7.4 6.8 6.0 6.1 5.8 6.1 | 6.5
OROVILLE MUNI AP, CA (KOVE). | 6.3 7.8 6.8 7.5 7.3 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.5 | 6.5
OXNARD AIRPORT, CA (KOXR). | 8.3 8.9 8.7 9.0 8.5 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.6 8.4 | 8.2
PALM SPRINGS AP, CA (KPSP). | 6.6 7.1 8.4 10.3 11.6 10.8 9.7 8.9 8.8 8.0 7.1 6.7 | 8.7
PALMDALE AP, CA (KPMD). WIN | 8.8 9.9 11.0 12.9 13.3 13.1 12.0 10.8 9.6 9.2 8.6 8.4 | 10.6
PALO ALTO AP, CA (KPAO). WI | 6.7 7.9 8.9 10.6 10.9 11.4 11.2 10.5 9.4 8.0 6.6 6.5 | 9.1
PASO ROBLES AP, CA (KPRB). | 5.7 6.4 6.8 8.3 9.5 9.8 9.2 8.2 7.1 6.1 5.4 5.5 | 7.3
POINT MUGU NAS, CA (KNTD). | 7.6 8.0 7.4 7.7 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.1 6.9 7.8 | 7.0
PORTERVILLE MUNI AP, CA (KPT | 3.9 4.2 4.5 5.4 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.2 4.5 3.9 3.6 | 4.9
RAMONA AIRPORT, CA (KRNM). | 4.3 5.4 4.9 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.7 | 5.0
RED BLUFF AP, CA (KRBL). WI | 8.1 9.1 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.9 7.7 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.4 8.5 | 8.2
REDDING AIRPORT, CA (KRDD). | 6.2 7.1 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.3 6.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.1 6.2 | 6.4
RIVERSIDE MUNI AP, CA (KRAL) | 5.2 5.6 5.6 6.2 6.7 6.8 6.4 5.7 4.9 4.5 4.4 6.0 | 5.6
RIVERSIDE-MARCH AFB, CA (KRI | 5.5 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.7 | 5.8
SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AP, CA | 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.9 7.9 8.5 8.3 7.3 6.2 5.7 5.2 6.1 | 6.9
SACRAMENTO INT'L AP, CA (KSM | 7.0 7.5 7.3 8.0 8.1 8.6 8.4 7.8 6.8 6.5 6.0 7.3 | 7.4
SACRAMENTO-MATHER AP, CA (KM | 5.1 6.4 5.9 6.9 6.9 7.3 7.4 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.4 6.4 | 5.9
SALINAS MUNI AP, CA (KSNS). | 8.1 8.3 7.8 8.6 9.3 9.5 8.9 8.5 7.5 7.1 7.3 7.8 | 8.2
SAN CARLOS AP, CA (KSQL). W | 7.5 8.3 9.7 11.3 11.7 12.3 11.6 11.1 10.2 8.9 7.7 7.6 | 9.9
SAN DIEGO-BROWN FIELD, CA (K | 6.1 6.9 6.5 7.1 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.1 | 6.3
SAN DIEGO-GILLESPIE FIELD, C | 4.1 5.3 5.9 7.0 7.1 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.4 5.6 4.3 3.7 | 5.8
SAN DIEGO-LINDBERGH FIELD, C | 5.9 6.7 7.1 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.1 | 6.7
SAN DIEGO-MONTGOMERY FIELD, | 5.1 5.9 6.3 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.0 4.7 | 6.0
SAN DIEGO-NORTH ISLAND NAS, | 5.8 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.6 5.8 5.2 5.0 | 6.4
SAN FRANCISCO INT'L AP, CA ( | 7.6 8.3 10.0 12.9 13.6 14.3 13.1 12.9 11.1 9.2 7.8 7.7 | 10.7
SAN JOSE INT'L AP, CA (KSJC) | 5.3 6.2 6.4 7.8 7.9 8.1 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.4 5.0 5.3 | 6.5
SAN JOSE-REID HILLVIEW AP, C | 5.2 6.4 7.0 8.7 8.9 9.1 8.4 7.9 7.1 5.9 4.9 5.3 | 7.1
SAN LUIS OBISPO AP, CA (KSBP | 5.8 6.6 7.8 9.6 9.7 9.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.5 | 7.6
SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND NOLF, CA | 9.4 9.9 10.4 13.6 12.0 11.8 10.9 10.8 10.6 9.3 10.1 9.6 | 10.7
SANDBURG, CA (KSDB). WIND R | 14.3 14.5 13.5 14.8 14.5 13.6 11.6 11.4 11.5 12.4 13.9 15.0 | 13.4
SANTA ANA-JOHN WAYNE AP, CA | 5.0 5.9 6.6 7.5 7.8 8.0 7.6 7.3 6.4 5.7 5.1 5.1 | 6.5
SANTA BARBARA AP, CA (KSBA). | 4.8 5.9 6.2 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.4 | 5.7
SANTA MARIA AP, CA (KSMX). | 6.4 7.4 7.9 8.8 8.9 8.4 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 | 7.2
SANTA MONICA AIRPORT, CA (KS | 6.2 7.4 7.9 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.2 7.8 7.2 6.4 6.3 6.5 | 7.4
SANTA ROSA AIRPORT, CA (KSTS | 4.1 5.3 6.0 6.8 7.1 6.9 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.6 3.8 4.1 | 5.5
SISKIYOU COUNTY AP-MONTAGUE, | 5.4 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.1 7.2 6.3 6.2 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.1 | 6.0
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AP, CA (KTV | 6.5 6.8 7.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.1 6.3 6.2 | 7.1
STOCKTON AIRPORT, CA (KSCK). | 7.6 7.9 7.7 9.5 10.0 10.3 9.3 8.7 7.9 6.8 6.5 7.4 | 8.3
THERMAL AIRPORT, CA (KTRM). | 5.0 5.8 6.9 8.3 8.4 8.2 7.0 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.1 4.9 | 6.5
TORRANCE AIRPORT, CA (KTOA). | 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.5 9.1 9.5 9.4 9.3 8.4 6.9 5.7 5.2 | 7.7
TRAVIS AFB-FAIRFIELD, CA (KS | 8.5 8.9 10.4 12.3 14.4 15.8 17.3 16.1 13.8 11.3 8.7 8.9 | 12.3
TRUCKEE AIRPORT, CA (KTRK). | 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.5 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.3 5.4 4.6 4.6 4.1 | 5.5
TUSTIN MCAS, CA (KNTK). WIN | 3.4 3.5 3.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.9 3.1 3.4 | 4.0
TWENTYNINE PALMS EAF, CA (KN | 6.1 6.8 7.8 9.9 9.5 9.3 8.1 7.5 6.7 6.0 6.6 6.5 | 7.6
UKIAH AIRPORT, CA (KUKI). W | 3.0 3.5 4.1 4.8 4.9 5.2 4.6 4.1 3.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 | 3.8
VACAVILLE AIRPORT, CA (KVCB) | 4.9 5.8 6.3 7.4 7.4 7.7 8.0 6.8 5.7 5.6 4.3 5.0 | 6.2
VAN NUYS AP, CA (KVNY). WIN | 6.4 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.4 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.1 5.0 6.2 7.3 | 6.2
VISALIA AIRPORT, CA (KVIS). | 3.5 4.0 4.1 5.3 6.0 5.9 4.9 4.3 3.7 3.1 2.8 3.0 | 4.2
WATSONVILLE MUNI AP, CA (KWV | 3.4 3.9 3.4 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.4 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.1 | 4.0
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