Most Common Wind Direction

This is almost a part of our culture and it comes as a slight shock to visit places like greece, say, on holiday and find that the prevailing wind there is northerly. The uk wind map below shows where will be the windiest places in the uk. It is influenced by a wide range of factors, from large scale pressure patterns, to the time of day and the nature of the surrounding terrain.

Winds most often blow per the prevailing winds in the region. Because the wind is highly variable it is often studied by means of frequency. Wind is one of the most highly variable meteorological elements, both in speed and direction.

For converting between wind speed units such as knots, km/h (kilometers per hour), m/s (meters per second), and mph (miles per hour) use our wind speed calculator.

What is the most common wind direction at a given location? Help if you need more information about our wind statistics for london, have a look at our help. Within the tool, click the overview link in the upper right for information about the maps. This is almost a part of our culture and it comes as a slight shock to visit places like greece, say, on holiday and find that the prevailing wind there is northerly.