Indian Climate - Wind Pattern in Vasco da Gama

Wind Pattern in Vasco da Gama

Windrose of Vasco da Gama shows that dominant wind blow from the W much of the time - about 17.31% of all hourly wind directions. Approximately 5.16% (max) of the time the wind blows from the W at speeds between 3 and 4 m/s. Further, at Vasco da Gama much of the time winds blow at speeds between 3 and 4 m/s - which is 29.33% of the time. About 0.99% of time winds were CALM i.e. wind speeds less then 0.5m/s.

W[17.3%]

Dominant Direction

3-4m/s

Speed Range

3.6m/s

average speed

0.99%

calm

The annual wind rose below showing how wind speed and direction are typically distributed in Vasco da Gama.

This table shows the frequency and speed of wind blowing from each direction in Vasco da Gama.

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 0.14 0.41 0.68 1.60 3.24 0.64 0.05 6.76
NNE 0.05 0.27 1.00 2.65 2.10 0.00 0.00 6.07
NE 0.23 0.14 0.82 2.51 2.15 0.27 0.05 6.17
ENE 0.00 0.14 0.87 1.23 2.05 2.05 1.05 7.39
E 0.09 0.09 0.73 0.87 1.28 0.59 0.59 4.24
ESE 0.05 0.14 0.32 0.27 0.09 0.05 0.00 0.92
SE 0.05 0.00 0.37 0.23 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.70
SSE 0.00 0.05 0.18 0.18 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.46
S 0.00 0.23 0.46 0.14 0.18 0.00 0.00 1.01
SSW 0.05 0.23 0.18 0.55 0.14 0.05 0.00 1.20
SW 0.00 0.27 0.41 0.78 0.46 0.27 0.14 2.33
WSW 0.09 0.23 0.59 1.10 1.00 1.23 2.15 6.39
W 0.05 0.23 1.28 1.55 2.15 2.83 9.22 17.31
WNW 0.05 0.14 0.87 2.97 5.07 3.33 3.88 16.31
NW 0.09 0.23 1.42 2.92 5.16 2.47 1.10 13.39
NNW 0.05 0.32 0.59 2.19 4.16 1.78 0.32 9.41
Total 0.99 3.12 10.77 21.74 29.33 15.56 18.55 100

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