10/9/2019 Average Weather in Visakhapatnam, India, Year Round - Weather Spark

Wind
This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 metersabove the
ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors,
and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.
The average hourly wind speed in Visakhapatnam experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of
the year.
The windier part of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from March 26 to September 4, with average wind speeds of
more than 9.5 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is June 28, with an average hourly wind speed
of 12.4 miles per hour.
The calmer time of year lasts for 6.7 months, from September 4 to March 26. The calmest day of the year
is January 25, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed

windy

16 mph

14 mph Jun 28
12.4 mph
12 mph
Mar 26 Sep 4
10 mph 9.5 mph 9.5 mph

8 mph Jan 25
6.6 mph
6 mph

4 mph

2 mph
Now
0 mph
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th
percentile bands.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Visakhapatnam varies throughout the year.
The wind is most often from the south for 3.8 months, from February 8 to June 3 and for 1.4 weeks,
from September 25 to October 5, with a peak percentage of 69% on April 17. The wind is most often from
the west for 3.7 months, from June 3 to September 25, with a peak percentage of 75% on July 26. The wind is
most often from the east for 4.1 months, from October 5 to February 8, with a peak percentage
of 59% on January 1.

Wind Direction
E S W S E
100% 0%
north
80% south 20%

60% 40%

40% 60%

20% east 80%

west
Now
0% 100%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
north east south west
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind
directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted

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areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions
(northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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