Wind Speed Averages for Cities in Australia

The amount of wind that Australia's major cities average over a year is listed below.

The tables give the average annual wind speeds in miles per hour (MPH) and kilometres per hour (KPH) for morning and afternoon. Morning wind speed readings are taken at 9:00 am local time, while afternoon winds are at 3:00 pm.

The wind measurements here are long-term historical averages of weather data collected during 1991 to 2010.

Annual average wind speed
MPH am	MPH pm	City	KPH am	KPH pm
7	10	Adelaide, South Australia	11	16
5	9	Albury, New South Wales	8	14
12	13	Ballarat, Victoria	19	22
8	11	Bendigo, Victoria	13	17
8	12	Brisbane, Queensland	12	20
10	13	Bunbury, Western Australia	16	20
11	13	Bundaberg, Queensland	17	22
9	13	Cairns, Queensland	15	21
5	10	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	9	16
9	13	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales	14	20
8	12	Darwin, Northern Territory	13	19
11	15	Geelong, Victoria	18	25
11	14	Gold Coast, Queensland	17	23
4	6	Gosford, New South Wales	6	9

Average yearly wind speed
MPH am	MPH pm	City	KPH am	KPH pm
10	12	Hobart, Tasmania	16	19
6	11	Launceston, Tasmania	10	18
11	13	Mackay, Queensland	18	21
3	6	Maitland, New South Wales	5	9
12	14	Melbourne, Victoria	20	23
14	19	Newcastle, New South Wales	23	30
10	13	Perth, Western Australia	17	20
8	10	Rockhampton, Queensland	13	16
10	15	Sydney, New South Wales	17	24
13	14	Toowoomba, Queensland	22	22
9	15	Townsville, Queensland	15	24
11	14	Wollongong, New South Wales	17	23

Average Annual Wind Speed at Australian Cities

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