CALIFORNIA
AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED (MPH)
The following monthly average wind speeds are based on hourly observations from all
reporting airports in the Western United States and based on data from 1992-2000. 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.
| Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Ann
ALAMEDA NAS, CA | 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 AIRPORT, CA (KAAT) | 5.6 7.1 6.2 7.8 7.4 6.7 6.2 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.7 3.4 | 5.6
ARCATA AIRPORT, CA (KACV) | 7.6 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.8 7.5 | 7.2
BAKERSFIELD-KERN COUNTY AIR TERMINAL, CA (KBFL) | 5.5 6.1 6.1 7.1 7.7 7.8 7.3 7.1 6.5 5.7 5.0 5.1 | 6.4
BEALE AFB, CA (KBAB) | 6.7 7.2 6.7 7.2 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.6 | 6.5
BISHOP AIRPORT, CA (KBIH) | 6.7 8.3 9.6 10.3 9.4 8.3 8.2 8.6 8.1 8.3 7.2 7.6 | 8.4
BLUE CANYON AP, CA (KBLU) | 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.5 4.1 5.1 | 4.5
BLYTHE AIRPORT, CA (KBLH) | 6.6 7.3 7.9 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.2 8.7 7.6 7.0 6.6 7.1 | 7.9
BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA AP, CA (KBUR) | 4.8 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 5.1 | 5.8
CAMARILLO AIRPORT, CA (KCMA) | 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.7 5.7 6.2 7.7 | 6.0
CAMP PENDLETON MCAS, CA (KNFG) | 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.4 | 4.5
CAMPO AIRPORT, CA (KCZZ) | 7.8 9.2 8.0 9.2 8.3 8.1 7.4 7.2 7.5 8.6 7.6 10.3 | 8.3
CARLSBAD McCLELLAN-PALO AIRPORT, CA (KCRQ) | 4.5 5.4 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.2 | 5.2
CHICO MUNICIPAL AP, CA (KCIC) | 14.0 14.5 12.6 13.2 10.5 10.1 8.9 8.4 8.8 9.4 11.9 11.3 | 11.1
CHINA LAKE NAWS/ARMITAGE FIELD AP, CA (KNID) | 4.7 5.5 6.4 7.6 7.8 8.0 7.0 7.1 6.2 5.5 5.1 4.8 | 6.3
CHINO AIRPORT, CA (KCNO) | 4.5 5.7 6.4 7.3 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.8 4.8 6.4 | 6.5
CONCORD-BUCHANAN FIELD, CA (KCCR) | 7.2 7.2 8.3 10.2 11.4 11.7 11.9 10.9 8.9 7.2 5.8 6.2 | 9.0
CRESCENT CITY-McNAMARA FIELD, CA (KCEC) | 10.5 10.6 9.8 9.8 9.1 9.0 7.8 6.8 7.5 7.9 9.1 9.6 | 8.9
DAGGETT, BARSTOW-DAGGETT AP, CA (KDAG) | 8.9 10.0 11.0 13.3 14.4 13.7 12.2 11.3 10.4 9.5 8.6 7.7 | 10.9
EDWARDS AFB, CA (KEDW) | 8.2 9.0 9.8 11.9 12.7 12.7 11.5 10.1 9.1 8.6 8.2 8.2 | 10.0
EL CENTRO NAF AIRPORT, CA (KNJK) | 5.2 5.9 7.1 9.0 8.8 8.9 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.5 5.6 5.1 | 6.9
EL TORO MCAS, CA (KNZJ) | 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 (KFAT) | 5.0 5.8 6.1 7.9 8.8 8.6 7.8 7.2 6.3 5.0 4.4 4.2 | 6.4
FULLERTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KFUL) | 4.0 4.7 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.7 | 4.7
HANFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KHJO) | 3.8 4.8 5.7 6.7 7.9 7.2 6.4 5.7 4.8 3.9 3.2 2.6 | 5.2
HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KHHR) | 4.2 6.1 6.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.0 3.6 3.1 | 5.8
HAYWARD AIR TERMINAL, CA (KHWD) | 5.6 6.6 7.5 9.3 9.6 9.8 9.3 8.5 7.4 6.1 5.3 5.1 | 7.5
IMPERIAL COUNTY AIRPORT, CA (KIPL) | 6.3 7.2 8.2 9.7 9.7 9.6 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.9 6.0 5.7 | 7.7
LANCASTER-WM J FOX FIELD, CA (KWJF) | 8.6 9.7 11.2 14.0 15.5 14.7 13.5 11.2 10.0 8.9 8.3 7.8 | 11.1
LEMOORE NAS, CA (KNLC) | 4.7 5.2 5.7 8.4 8.7 7.6 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.9 4.5 | 6.1
LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KLVK) | 5.8 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.7 9.6 9.7 8.1 6.8 5.7 4.6 4.5 | 7.0
LONG BEACH AIRPORT, CA (KLGB) | 5.2 6.0 6.2 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.0 5.3 4.6 4.7 | 6.0
LOS ANGELES INT'L AIRPORT, CA (KLAX) | 7.3 8.5 8.3 8.9 8.4 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 | 7.9
LOS ANGELES-DOWNTOWN LA/USC CAMPUS, CA (KCQT) | 0.8 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.6 | 1.4
MADERA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KMAE) | 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.8 9.2 8.4 8.1 7.5 6.3 5.6 5.0 4.3 | 6.8
MARYSVILLE-YUBA COUNTY AIRPORT, CA (KMYV) | 8.2 8.5 8.6 9.6 9.1 9.6 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.2 6.8 7.4 | 8.2
McCLELLAN AFB, SACRAMENTO, CA (KMCC) | 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 MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KMCE) | 5.2 6.5 6.1 6.9 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 5.1 4.5 4.0 | 6.1
MIRAMAR MCAS, SAN DIEGO, CA (KNKX) | 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.9 | 4.8
MODESTO AIRPORT, CA (KMOD) | 5.5 6.3 7.0 9.2 9.1 9.8 9.3 8.2 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.9 | 7.3
MOFFETT FIELD, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (KNUQ) | 3.5 4.9 5.2 6.1 6.5 6.8 7.2 6.4 5.4 4.4 3.7 3.9 | 5.3
MONTEREY PENINSULA AIRPORT, CA (KMRY) | 5.5 5.8 6.4 7.8 7.6 7.9 7.2 6.5 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 | 6.3
MOUNT SHASTA CITY-FOREST SERVICE BUILDING, CA (KM| 3.5 3.4 4.1 4.6 4.2 4.3 3.2 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.6 | 3.6
NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT, CA (KAPC) | 7.7 8.0 7.7 9.9 10.3 11.0 10.7 9.8 8.1 6.8 6.0 6.5 | 8.5
NORTH ISLAND NAS, SNA DIEGO, CA (KNZY) | 5.9 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.3 5.0 | 6.5
OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KOAK) | 8.0 8.8 9.0 10.2 10.6 10.5 10.5 9.7 8.8 7.8 7.3 7.6 | 9.1
OCEANSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KOKB) | 3.8 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.6 3.5 | 4.5
ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CA (KONT) | 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.9 7.5 7.4 7.4 6.8 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.6 | 6.6
OROVILLE MUNICIPAL AP, CA (KOVE) | 6.7 8.1 7.2 8.0 7.6 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.0 | 6.5
OXNARD AIRPORT, CA (KOXR) | 8.8 9.2 8.8 9.3 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 | 8.6
PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT, CA (KPSP) | 7.0 7.5 8.8 10.7 12.2 11.5 10.3 9.5 9.3 8.4 7.4 7.1 | 9.2
PALMDALE AIRPORT, CA (KPMD) | 9.5 10.4 11.2 13.0 13.7 13.1 12.2 10.9 9.7 9.5 8.7 8.7 | 10.9
PALO ALTO AIRPORT, CA (KPAO) | 6.6 7.8 8.6 10.4 10.7 11.1 10.9 10.4 9.3 7.9 6.5 6.1 | 8.8
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS, CA (87Q) | 9.1 9.9 9.9 13.0 12.8 12.4 10.9 10.8 10.0 9.4 8.8 8.2 | 10.4
PORTERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KPTV) | 3.9 4.2 4.4 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.2 4.6 4.0 3.5 | 4.9
RAMONA AIRPORT, CA (KRNM) | 4.1 5.4 4.8 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.8 3.8 5.2 | 4.9
RED BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KRBL) | 8.3 9.1 8.7 9.0 8.5 8.8 7.8 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.4 8.1 | 8.1
REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KRDD) | 6.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.3 6.6 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.2 6.0 | 6.5
RIVERSIDE-MARCH AFB, CA (KRIV) | 5.5 5.6 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.8 | 5.9
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KRAL) | 5.1 6.0 6.1 6.9 7.2 7.4 6.9 6.0 5.2 5.1 4.1 7.3 | 6.1
SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, CA (KSAC) | 6.8 6.9 7.1 8.1 8.0 8.6 8.4 7.3 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.9 | 7.0
SACRAMENTO INT'L AIRPORT, CA (KSMF) | 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.9 7.9 8.4 8.1 7.6 6.6 6.3 5.9 6.6 | 7.2
SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KSNS) | 8.3 8.5 7.8 8.6 9.3 9.5 8.9 8.5 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.5 | 8.3
SAN CARLOS AIRPORT, CA (KSQL) | 7.3 8.2 9.6 11.3 11.7 12.2 11.6 10.9 10.1 8.9 7.7 7.2 | 9.8
SAN DIEGO-BROWN FIELD MUNICIPAL, CA (KSDM) | 6.2 7.0 6.7 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.2 | 6.5
SAN DIEGO/EL CAJON-GILLESPIE FIELD, CA (KSEE) | 4.1 5.4 5.8 6.9 7.1 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.5 5.7 4.3 3.7 | 5.9
SAN DIEGO-LINDBERGH FIELD, CA (KSAN) | 6.1 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.1 6.1 5.4 5.3 | 6.9
SAN DIEGO-MONTGOMERY FIELD, CA (KMYF) | 5.3 6.1 6.5 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.1 4.8 | 6.1
SAN FRANCISCO INT'L AP, CA (KSFO) | 7.9 8.5 9.9 12.9 13.6 14.2 13.3 13.0 11.1 9.3 8.0 7.5 | 10.8
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AP, CA (KSJC) | 5.1 6.0 6.2 7.7 8.0 8.1 7.7 7.0 6.2 5.4 4.9 4.7 | 6.4
SAN JOSE-REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT, CA (KRHV) | 5.0 6.3 6.9 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.2 7.6 6.9 5.8 4.8 4.8 | 6.9
SAN LUIS OBISPO McCHESNEY FIELD, CA (KSBP) | 5.9 6.8 7.9 9.8 10.0 9.6 8.6 8.1 8.0 7.3 6.1 5.6 | 7.8
SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND NOLF, CA (KNSI) | 9.0 9.8 10.1 13.4 12.4 11.6 10.7 10.5 10.2 9.3 9.9 9.0 | 10.5
SANDBURG, CA (KSDB) | 14.6 14.3 13.3 15.0 14.4 13.1 11.5 11.0 11.4 12.5 13.6 15.1 | 13.3
SANTA ANA-JOHN WAYNE AP, CA (KSNA) | 5.3 6.3 6.9 7.8 8.1 8.4 8.0 7.7 6.8 6.2 5.4 5.5 | 6.9
SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KSBA) | 5.0 6.2 6.1 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.3 | 5.8
SANTA MARIA PUBLIC AIRPORT, CA (KSMX) | 6.6 7.7 8.0 9.1 9.3 8.7 7.6 6.9 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.4 | 7.5
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KSMO) | 6.8 8.2 8.8 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.2 8.7 8.1 7.2 6.9 7.0 | 8.3
SANTA ROSA-SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT, CA (KSTS) | 4.3 5.4 6.2 7.3 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.4 4.7 3.9 3.8 | 5.7
SISKIYOU COUNTY AIRPORT, MONTAGUE, CA (KSIY) | 5.2 6.1 6.4 6.4 7.1 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.4 4.5 4.0 4.8 | 5.7
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE-LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT, CA (KTVL) | 6.9 7.3 7.9 9.0 9.0 8.6 8.1 7.9 7.2 6.6 6.6 6.1 | 7.6
STOCKTON METRO AIRPORT, CA (KSCK) | 8.0 8.1 7.8 9.7 10.1 10.3 9.5 8.9 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.1 | 8.4
THERMAL AIRPORT, CA (KTRM) | 4.9 5.8 6.8 7.9 8.2 7.9 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.8 4.9 5.0 | 6.4
TORRANCE MUNICIPAL AP, CA (KTOA) | 5.6 7.0 7.6 8.6 9.3 9.8 9.7 9.6 8.6 7.0 5.7 5.1 | 7.8
TRAVIS AFB, FAIRFIELD, CA (KSUU) | 8.6 8.8 10.1 12.0 14.0 15.4 16.8 15.8 13.8 11.2 8.5 8.5 | 12.1
TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT, CA (KTRK) | 4.7 5.6 6.3 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.6 5.6 5.0 5.0 3.7 | 5.9
TUSTIN MCAS, CA (KNTK) | 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 AIRPORT, CA (KNXP) | 5.9 6.6 7.4 9.7 9.3 9.0 7.7 7.5 6.5 5.9 6.1 6.2 | 7.3
UKIAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CA (KUKI) | 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 | 3.7
VACAVILLE-NUT TREE AIRPORT, CA (KVCB) | 4.9 5.6 6.5 7.9 7.6 7.8 8.2 7.1 5.9 5.8 4.1 4.3 | 6.1
VAN NUYS AIRPORT, CA (KVNY) | 6.8 7.0 6.1 7.5 6.6 6.6 6.5 5.9 5.3 5.4 6.5 7.8 | 6.5
VISALIA MUNI AIRPORT, CA (KVIS) | 3.5 4.0 4.1 5.4 6.0 5.9 4.9 4.3 3.7 3.2 2.9 3.0 | 4.2
WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AP, CA (KWVI) | 3.5 3.5 2.3 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.2 3.1 | 4.1