Indian Climate - Wind Pattern in Delhi

Wind Pattern in Delhi

Windrose of Delhi shows that dominant wind blow from the NW much of the time - about 18.35% of all hourly wind directions. Approximately 8.49% (max) of the time the wind blows from the NW at speeds between 2 and 3 m/s. Further, at Delhi much of the time winds blow at speeds between 2 and 3 m/s - which is 36.16% of the time. About 2.24% of time winds were CALM i.e. wind speeds less then 0.5m/s.

NW[18.4%]

Dominant Direction

2-3m/s

Speed Range

2.4m/s

average speed

2.24%

calm

The annual wind rose below showing how wind speed and direction are typically distributed in Delhi.

This table shows the frequency and speed of wind blowing from each direction in Delhi.

Table of Frequencies (%)

Table of Frequencies (%)
Direction < 0.5 0.5-1.0 1.0-2.0 2.0-3.0 3.0-4.0 4.0-5.0 > 5.0 Total
N 0.23 0.27 1.19 2.83 0.27 0.00 0.00 4.79
NNE 0.14 0.32 1.28 1.19 0.32 0.05 0.00 3.30
NE 0.05 0.46 1.19 0.96 0.18 0.00 0.05 2.89
ENE 0.09 0.27 1.32 1.64 0.23 0.05 0.09 3.69
E 0.09 0.32 2.56 2.10 0.64 0.37 0.55 6.63
ESE 0.00 0.87 2.56 2.79 1.74 1.28 1.37 10.61
SE 0.05 0.32 1.42 1.28 1.32 0.41 0.23 5.03
SSE 0.09 0.46 1.19 0.78 0.05 0.14 0.00 2.71
S 0.18 0.37 0.87 0.27 0.05 0.00 0.00 1.74
SSW 0.32 0.14 0.82 0.23 0.05 0.00 0.00 1.56
SW 0.18 0.64 1.51 0.59 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.92
WSW 0.23 0.37 1.64 0.82 0.37 0.09 0.18 3.70
W 0.18 0.46 2.42 1.60 0.46 0.46 0.23 5.81
WNW 0.18 0.50 3.84 6.30 4.52 1.87 0.50 17.71
NW 0.18 0.46 3.97 8.49 4.11 0.91 0.23 18.35
NNW 0.05 0.46 2.51 4.29 1.28 0.05 0.00 8.64
Total 2.24 6.69 30.29 36.16 15.59 5.68 3.43 100

The graph below shows the minimum, maximum and average wind speed, m/s over the year in Delhi.