Annual Average Wind Speed - Major US Cities

State

City

Wind
Speed
mph

State

City

Wind
Speed
mph

Alabama

Birmingham

7.1

Nebraska

Grand Island

11.8

Huntsville

7.9

Lincoln

10.1

Mobile

8.8

Norfolk

11.2

Montgomery

6.6

Omaha

9.1

Alaska

Anchorage

7.1

Scottsbluff

10.5

Fairbanks

5.4

Nevada

Las Vegas

9.2

Juneau

8.2

Reno

6.6

Arizona

Flagstaff

6.4

New Hampshire

Concord

6.7

Phoenix

6.2

Mt. Washington

35.1

Tucson

8.3

New Jersey

Atlantic City

9.8

Winslow

8.8

Newark

10.2

Yuma

7.8

New Mexico

Albuquerque

8.9

Arkansas

Fort Smith

7.6

Clayton

12.2

Little Rock

7.8

Roswell

8.7

California

Bakersfield

6.4

New York

Albany

8.9

Fresno

6.4

Binghamton

10.1

Long Beach

6.2

Buffalo

11.8

Los Angeles

7.5

Islip

8.9

Sacramento

7.8

New York

9.3

San Diego

7.0

Rochester

9.6

San Francisco

10.6

Syracuse

9.4

Santa Barbara

6.0

North Carolina

Asheville

7.4

Stockton

7.5

Cape Hatteras

10.9

Colorado

Colorado Springs

10.0

Charlotte

7.4

Denver

8.6

Greensboro

7.5

Pueblo

8.5

Raleigh

7.6

Connecticut

Bridgeport

11.4

Wilmington

8.6

Hartford

8.4

North Dakota

Bismarck

10.2

Delaware

Wilmington

9.0

Fargo

12.2

Florida

Daytona Beach

8.5

Grand Forks

10.3

Fort Myers

8.0

Williston

9.9

Gainesville

6.5

Ohio

Akron

9.7

Jacksonville

7.8

Cincinnati

9.0

Key West

10.9

Cleveland

10.5

Miami

9.2

Columbus

8.3

Orlando

8.5

Dayton

9.9

Pensacola

8.3

Mansfield

10.3

Tallahassee

6.2

Toledo

9.4

Tampa

8.3

Youngstown

9.7

Georgia

Athens

7.3

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

12.2

Atlanta

9.1

Tulsa

10.2

Augusta

6.4

Oregon

Astoria

8.5

Columbus

6.7

Eugene

7.6

Macon

7.4

Medford

4.8

Savannah

7.7

Pendleton

8.6

Hawaii

Hilo

7.2

Portland

7.9

Honolulu

11.3

Salem

7.0

Kahului

12.8

Pennsylvania

Allentown

8.9

Lihue

12.5

Erie

11.0

Idaho

Boise

8.7

Harrisburg

7.5

Pocatello

10.1

Philadelphia

9.5

Illinois

Cairo

8.5

Pittsburgh

9.0

Chicago

10.3

Williamsport

7.6

Moline

9.7

Rhode Island

Providence

10.4

Peoria

9.8

South Carolina

Charleston

8.6

Rockford

9.9

Columbia

6.8

Springfield

10.9

Greenville

7.0

Indiana

Evansville

8.0

South Dakota

Aberdeen

11.0

Fort Wayne

9.9

Huron

11.5

Indianapolis

9.6

Rapid City

11.2

South Bend

10.2

Sioux Falls

11.0

Iowa

Des Moines

10.7

Tennessee

Chattanooga

6.0

Sioux City

11.0

Knoxville

6.9

Waterloo

10.5

Memphis

8.8

Kansas

Concordia

11.9

Nashville

8.0

Dodge City

13.9

Oakridge

4.1

Goodland

12.5

Texas

Abilene

11.9

Topeka

9.6

Amarillo

13.5

Wichita

12.2

Austin

8.9

Kentucky

Jackson

6.4

Brownsville

11.3

Lexington

9.1

Corpus Christi

12.0

Louisville

8.3

Dallas / Ft. Worth

10.7

Paducah

7.4

El Paso

8.8

Louisiana

Baton Rouge

7.5

Galveston

11.0

Lake Charles

8.4

Houston

7.6

New Orleans

8.2

Lubbock

12.4

Shreveport

8.3

Port Arthur

9.6

Maine

Caribou

10.0

San Angelo

10.3

Portland

8.7

San Antonio

9.1

Maryland

Baltimore

8.8

Victoria

9.9

Massachusetts

Blue Hill

15.3

Waco

11.1

Boston

12.4

Wichita Falls

11.6

Worcester

10.1

Utah

Salt Lake City

8.8

Michigan

Alpena

8.1

Vermont

Burlington

9.0

Detroit

10.3

Virginia

Lynchburg

7.1

Flint

10.2

Norfolk

10.5

Grand Rapids

9.8

Richmond

7.7

Lansing

9.9

Roanoke

7.9

Sault Ste Marie

9.2

Washington

Olympia

6.6

Minnesota

Duluth

11.0

Quillayute

5.9

International Falls

8.8

Seattle

8.8

Mineapolis/St. Paul

10.5

Spokane

8.9

Rochester

12.9

Yakima

7.1

Saint Cloud

8.3

West Virginia

Beckley

8.5

Mississippi

Jackson

7.0

Charleston

5.8

Meridian

6.2

Elkins

5.8

Tupelo

6.8

Huntington

6.5

Missouri

Columbia

9.8

Wisconsin

Green Bay

9.9

Kansas City

10.6

La Crosse

8.9

St. Louis

9.6

Madison

9.6

Springfield

10.4

Milwaukee

11.5

Montana

Billings

11.2

Wyoming

Casper

12.7

Glasgow

10.7

Cheyenne

12.9

Great Falls

12.5

Lander

6.8

Helena

7.7

Sheridan

8.0

Missoula

6.2